Democratic VP Pick on Immigration

 

Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate.  Walz appears to have immigration views very different from those of the Donal Trump/JD Vance ticket.

Maggie Astor for the New York Times summarizes Governor Walz's record on immigration as follows:

"Mr. Walz supports a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants. . . . 

As a member of Congress years ago, he voted for stricter screening of refugees, but changed his position when he ran for governor. During his 2022 re-election campaign, he denounced his Republican opponent for saying that accepting immigrants without enough resources threatened `Minnesota’s fabric of life.' . . . 

He signed a bill last year that made undocumented immigrants eligible for Minnesota driver’s licenses, which he argued would make roads safer by reducing unlicensed driving. He does not have a clear public record on border-security policies."

Expect Republican attacks on Walz's immigration record.

 

KJ