Kamala Harris defended restrictions on irregular migration: “There must be consequences”

US Vice President Kamala Harris underwent a vaccination last Thursday to her first in-depth interview since being named the Democratic candidate for the White House and he did so by staunchly defending his principles throughout his career. “I have the same values,” he said.

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Since Joe Biden abandoned his bid for a second term on July 21, he had spoken to some reporters and even influencers, But this was his first formal face-to-face meeting with a media outlet. He chose CNN in a recorded intervention and where he was alongside his running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

In Savannah, in the key state of Georgia, where Harris and Walz began a two-day bus tour on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, She was forced to assure that her political evolution, from her time as California attorney general, senator or vice president, did not imply a change of values ​​on issues such as immigration or climate change.

Harris added that although she has changed some of her positions since assuming the vice presidency in January 2021 alongside Biden, its values ​​remain intact.

“The most important and significant aspect of my political perspective and decisions is that my values ​​have not changed,” she said when asked about her change of heart on issues such as border security and hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’).

CNN journalist Dana Bash recalled how in September 2019 she was in favor of applying in her First day in office a federal ban on that technique to extract oil and gas underground. Once in power, he cast the decisive vote to expand contracts and on Thursday he maintained that he will not veto it, something that is important for the key state of Pennsylvania.

Harris also defended the Biden administration’s more restrictive approach to immigration by limiting access to asylum: “There must be consequences (for illegal border crossings),” he said. “We have laws that must be enforced to deal with people who cross the border illegally.”

This first interview offered her the opportunity to underline that on her first day as president He will implement the plan in favor of an “economy of opportunities,” in line with what he said is one of his main priorities: “Supporting and strengthening the middle class.”

Since she became a candidate, there has been no shortage of criticism for not having undertaken during her term the measures planned as Biden’s eventual successor. “I came into office during the height of the pandemic. Our priority was to do what we could to rescue America… We had to get back on our feet first,” he said.

Harris said in the interview that Biden offered his support for her candidacy to lead the Democratic Party during the same call in which the president announced his decision to withdraw.

Harris’ presence in Georgia reflects the electoral importance of that state. Harris is leading the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), but not by more than two points, according to the latest polls published on the FiveThirtyEight polling website.

Before the full interview aired, Trump had criticized both his demeanor and the advance answers. “I don’t see her as a leader, to be honest. I don’t see her negotiating with President Xi (Jinping) of China or with (North Korean) Kim Jong-un,” he said at a meeting with voters in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Harris has been leading in voting intentions for weeks. According to the average of polls compiled by the website FiveThirtyEight, he is ahead of the Republican candidate by 3.4 points, reaching a percentage of 47.1%.

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