During NBC's coverage of Tuesday's vice presidential debate, co-host Savannah Guthrie said 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has a “pretty progressive background on immigration.” , said it has supported benefits that include taxpayer funding. One is for illegal immigrants in Minnesota.
Speaking to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a Harris-Waltz campaign surrogate, before the debate, Guthrie said, “Tim Walz has a pretty progressive history on immigration, and he's a good candidate for Minnesota. gave driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.”[s]not only will you receive free college tuition, but you will also receive state health insurance. What happens in Arizona? ”
In response, Kelly pointed to Walz's voting record while in Congress, saying that Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris have experience, and that she and Vice President Kamala Harris have experience in voting in 2024 on other issues such as taxes and foreign policy. He responded by criticizing former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. And abortion.
After Guthrie interjected to further pursue the issue of immigration and how some of Walz's positions on the issue would play out in Arizona, Kelly said Harris understood the border. He said his border visit went well and he would sign the Senate border. The bill that Trump killed.
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