During an interview in New Hampshire in February 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris mocked the idea that a border wall was needed to stop terrorists from entering the country.
During the sit-in interview Harris, then a California Democrat senator, had mocked Trump’s insistence on building a massive border wall between the U.S. and Mexico to stop terrorists from crossing the border illegally on WMUR-TV. But after she was elected vice president, her administration Directed by There has been a significant increase in the number of suspected terrorists entering the United States at the southern border. (Related: Kamala Harris Used to Run a Jobs Program to Keep Illegal Immigrants Out of Jail After Committing Crimes)
“It’s the height of irresponsibility,” Harris said when asked what she would do if Trump went ahead with plans to use Pentagon funds to build more border wall. “For the commander in chief to suggest that we must build a wall on our southern border because terrorists are trying to invade our country is the furthest thing from the truth.”
Harris called the wall a “vanity project” for Trump and argued the issue was a “crisis of the president’s own making.”
“We don’t need to build a wall,” she continued. “This is not an emergency.”
At the end of Trump’s first term, the number of terrorists caught attempting to cross the border illegally was close to zero, according to data from Customs and Border Protection. Protection ShowBut the percentage of foreign nationals on terrorism watch lists who are attempting to enter the U.S. illegally has increased by more than 2,500% under Biden.
The issues of terrorism and open borders were highlighted last month by the public announcement of the arrests of eight Tajik nationals by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Suspected Connections with ISIS.
All of the Tajik nationals entered the United States through the southern border. according to But federal immigration authorities failed to properly vet these people and ultimately allowed them into the country, he told NBC News.
In another example, Mohammed Calwin, an illegal immigrant from Afghanistan, was placed into a government monitoring program after crossing the southern border near San Ysidro, California, in 2023. Calwin was almost immediately removed from the program, known as an alternative to detention, and was able to move freely around the country for nearly a year until federal authorities discovered he had potential ties to the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hezbo-e-Islami.
The Biden administration has seen a significant increase in illegal immigration, with more than 7 million illegal immigrants encountered along the U.S.-Mexico border since President Joe Biden took office. according to The increase in illegal crossings coincides with a significant increase in the number of suspected terrorists arriving at the U.S. border, according to the latest Customs and Border Protection data.
Following Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race last weekend, Harris has quickly established herself as the Democratic presidential nominee based on votes within the party itself, with little approval from primary voters.
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