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conix, Fact Check: Trump's New Seven Point Attack on Harris' Immigration Record

Published Aug 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM EDT

Re your unsupported "Kamala Harris vows to grant amnesty to migrants who illegally cross border: ‘Earned pathway to citizenship’"

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Harris, who has said that she would bring back the bipartisan border deal that Republicans saw an end to earlier this year, has been criticized for not doing more as vice president, in particular after being assigned the task of addressing the "root causes" of migration to the U.S. from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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'SUPPORTS MASS AMNESTY FOR MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS AND WANTS TO GIVE THEM GOVERNMENT BENEFITS'

This may reference the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era policy that Harris has supported.

In June 2024, Harris released a statement supporting the actions to protect Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States without documentation.

Biden announced the expansion of health coverage to DACA recipients, who are protected from deportation, in May, saying that his administration was removing that particular barrier. The scheme is due to expand on November 1.

"As the Attorney General of California and as a United States Senator, I fought to defend and protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)," Harris wrote in a statement.

"And as Vice President, I have worked alongside President Biden to preserve and fortify DACA, including by ensuring Dreamers have access to affordable health care, which will improve the health of all communities.

"While President Biden and I will continue fighting to protect Dreamers, only the United States Congress can ensure permanent protections for these young people and their families. Lawmakers must pass legislation that creates a path to citizenship. The time for a lasting solution is long overdue."

DACA aimed to grant legal status to young immigrants brought here illegally by their parents.

President Barack Obama .. https://www.newsweek.com/topic/barack-obama .. wasn't able to push the DREAM Act through Congress, which ultimately prompted him to institute DACA via executive action in 2012 .. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/us/us-to-stop-deporting-some-illegal-immigrants.html .. after years of activists calling for greater civil rights for undocumented immigrants.

Along with preventing deportations, DACA also provides recipients with a work permit, allows them to enroll in college and obtain valid driver's licenses. Recipients are able to apply for a renewal after two years.

However, the claim that it is a "mass amnesty" is a stretch, as DACA included cutoff provisions for requests, as did other immigrant protection efforts supported by the administration such as
the U.S. Citizenship Act .. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1177/text ,
the Dream and Promise Act of 2021 .. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6 , and
the Keeping Families Together .. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/18/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-keep-families-together/ .. executive action.

Newsweek has contacted a Donald Trump media representative via email for comment.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-kamala-harris-attack-ad-2024-election-immigration-fact-check-1946299

Bottom line is that Trump blocked the latest bi-partisan border bill because he and his mongrels
like you get mileage from a border situation which he and his GOP are now most responsible for.