Tim Walz's record on immigration

Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate has a history of far-left positions and actions on immigration issues, a review of her record reveals.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2024 ticket, Harris announced in a X post on Tuesday morning. The new running mate has opposed border enforcement and supported illegal immigration policies while serving as governor and congressman, drawing the ire of immigration hawks.

Vouchers signed into law the March 2023 state legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, opening the door for about 81,000 undocumented aliens in Minnesota to apply for licenses. The Democratic governor said in a news release at the time that giving licenses to aliens living in the state illegally would make “our roads safer.”

Flashback: Walz issues driver's licenses for illegal immigrants: pic.twitter.com/KqyLsqjEUg

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 6, 2024

During his successful 2018 gubernatorial run, Walz publicly stated his support for “sanctuary” policies in Minnesota, in accordance with CBS News

“Here's what I believe: Congress has given federal agencies the authority to enforce immigration laws in Minnesota, and I support them doing that,” the then-governor candidate said in 2018. “The Congress has not given local agencies that same authority.”

“The role of law enforcement is to enforce state and local laws, not federal immigration laws, and I strongly believe they should not,” his statement continued.

The statement largely reflected what sanctuary city advocates support: non-cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Sanctuary jurisdictions often refuse to enforce detention requests for criminal illegal migrants who are arrested, allowing them to return to the community when they are released from local custody.

Walz also signed a law that gives state-funded healthcare i free university registration to illegal immigrants while he was governor.

Before being elected governor, Walz served in Congress from 2007 to 2019. NumbersUSA, a group that supports stricter border enforcement, awarded his congressional career with a “D” rating. on immigration issues, listing a list of bills he co-sponsored that the group said would undermine border security.

Also as a representative, Walz publicly called out then-President Donald Trump's efforts to build a border wall.”ridiculous“.

“Governor Walz supports measures that promote illegal immigration, including policies that allow undocumented migrants to obtain driver's licenses,” said John Fabbricatore, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (ICE) retired, at the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“His initiatives in Minnesota magnetize illegal immigration and throw away the foundations of immigration law,” he continued.

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