Kamala Harris is going all in on immigration reform

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Gabe Ortíz @TUSK81 12h12 hours ago
@KamalaHarris "sounded an early alarm on John Kelly when he was nominated for Homeland Security secretary, then voted against him. Harris also called on Kelly’s successor, Kirstjen Nielsen, to resign over family separations at the border."

____Harris is moving aggressively to highlight her immigration reform bona fides — and her latest push comes as a growing number of Dreamers try to flex their muscle by becoming more involved in federal policymaking, after years of being shut out. Outside of Congress, hundreds of thousands of so-called DACA recipients were granted permits allowing them to work legally in the U.S.

“The giant sign outside my office says ‘DREAMers Welcome Here’ because we know and value the contributions that these young people have made to their communities,” Harris said in a statement. “Government works best when it reflects the people it represents.”

Harris and her team recognized early on that there was an opening on the immigration issue in the Senate, in part because large numbers of Latinos are more heavily concentrated in a handful of states including hers.
Trump on border: 'I'm ready to close it if I have to'

As a result, Harris, whose state has the most DACA recipients in the country, has made advocacy on immigration a top priority — at times even breaking with her party. Last year, she was one of three Democrats to oppose an immigration compromise that provided billions for the border wall in exchange for citizenship for Dreamers.

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[Andy823]

1. I really like this part

"Government works best when it reflects the people it represents.”

A lot different that trump, who only represents himself, his cult followers, and the rich, and the hell with everyone else.