President Biden's “frontier tsar”, Veep Kamala Harris, has chosen a fellow illegal immigration politician as her running mate.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, 60, who was named Harris' running mate on Tuesday, has supported efforts to make his home state a sanctuary state while also supporting other stances that serve undocumented migrants .
“My position on Minnesota becoming a sanctuary state comes down to who has the responsibility to enforce immigration laws,” Walz told CBS News in 2018.
“Here's what I believe: Congress has given federal agencies the authority to enforce immigration laws in Minnesota, and I support them doing that,” he said. “Congress has not given that same authority to local law enforcement. The role of law enforcement is to enforce state and local laws, not federal immigration laws, and I strongly believe that they should not to do it.”
“Sanctuary state” is an unofficial term that refers to states that limit or deny local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
As governor, Walz has also signed several pieces of legislation to provide state-funded health care, driver's licenses i free university registration to illegal migrants.
“Ensuring our state's drivers are licensed and insured makes the roads safer for all Minnesotans,” Walz said in 2023 after signing the bill to allow thousands of immigrants to ·legal in their state have driver's licenses.
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“As a longtime supporter of this bill, I am proud to finally sign it into law, making our roads safer and moving us toward our goal of making Minnesota the best state for form a family for everyone.”
Walz has also “applauded” efforts to withdraw state troops from the southern border to protest the separation of migrant families under former President Donald Trump.
He also said he would invest in a “stair factory” when criticizing Trump's border wall construction.
“I always say, 'Let me know how high it is.' If it's 25 feet, I'll invest in a 30-foot ladder factory. That's not how it stops,” Walz said at the time, and he added that the border needs more technology and personnel.
Harris' formal announcement revealing her choice for vice president is expected at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, when the duo will appear together for the first time, four people. close to the process told CNN.
Harris, the Dems' presidential nominee, has led the Biden administration's disastrous effort to discourage illegal immigration from Central America amid record illegal crossings on the southern border.
She has also been supportive decriminalize illegal immigration, compared ICE officers to the “KKK” and jumped on one false narrative that border agents were flogging migrants.
Before becoming governor in 2018, Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years and a decade in the House of Representatives.
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