THREAD: VP @KamalaHarris was just named the point person to lead the Biden administration's response to the border crisis it has created.
Let's take a walk down memory lane and look at some of her recent statements about the border, kids in cages, and more!
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
November 15, 2018: Then-Sen. Harris compares ICE agents to the KKK in a congressional hearing: https://t.co/vGtIiSpkVh
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
April 6, 2019: "The pain and consequences of the human rights abuses that are still happening at our border will be felt by these children, their families, and our country for many years to come."
There are nearly 15,000 UACs in federal custody today. https://t.co/zuimBGUMAi pic.twitter.com/YXKYcR97Ly
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
June 2019: Harris tells MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle, "We would not put children in cages."
That didn't turn out to be true.
Also says it's "inhumane and intolerable" to return unaccompanied minors their parents in their home countries.https://t.co/U2LwXOAIKF
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
June 25, 2019: "What is happening at the border is a human rights abuse. It is immoral and wrong."
Does Harris still think detaining unaccompanied minors is wrong? Because that's her boss' policy: pic.twitter.com/wc5idUy1uU
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
In a June 2019 debate, Harris voiced her opposition to deporting illegal aliens if they had not committed crimes, proudly shared her record of making California a sanctuary state.
Starts around the 6:30 mark:https://t.co/hmLIJTIIqw
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021
July 5, 2019: Kamala Harris promised to "release children from cages" if elected president. Nearly 15,000 unaccompanied minors are in detention facilities right now. https://t.co/FFHIFfmfya pic.twitter.com/iveDrBPb4t
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) March 24, 2021