Kamala's Way: on Immigration

John F. Kelly: Enforce deportation of DREAMers because it's the law

The Senate held a confirmation hearing in 2017 for retired Marine Corps General John F. Kelly. As head of the US Southern Command, Kelly oversaw all military operations in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean from November 2012 to January 2016. As Trump's nominee for the powerful post of Homeland Security Secretary, Kelly would run point on many issues of critical importance on the border state of California, and the nation.

[Senator Kamala] Harris asked, "Do you intend to use the limited law enforcement resources of DHS to remove DREAMers from the country?"

"I will follow the law," Kelly said. Kelly was suggesting without stating it directly, that he would oversee a policy that would lead to the deportation of DREAMers.

Senator Harris [later asserted that because of Kelly's stance on DREAMers], "I can't support his nomination for the Department of Homeland Security." Kelly was confirmed 88 to 11.

Source: Confirmation Hearings in Kamala's Way, by D.Morain, p.175 Jan 12, 2021

Kamala Harris: Fight for just & comprehensive immigration reform

[On election night 2016, when Trump won,] some Democratic leaders gamely offered to work with the President-elect Trump. Not Harris, not on this night. "Do we retreat or do we fight? I say we fight. And I intend to fight. I intend to fight for our ideals. I intend to fight for a state that has the largest number of immigrants documented and undocumented of any state in this country, and to do everything we can to bring them justice and dignity and fairness under the law and pass comprehensive immigrant reform. Bring them out from under the shadows, fight for who we are. I intend to fight. I intend to fight for black lives matter. I intend to fight for truth, transparency and trust. I intend to fight."

"So, guys, here is the deal. Our ideals are at stake right now. We all have to fight for who we are."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.164-5 Jan 12, 2021

Kamala Harris: We have to honor the promise made to DREAMers

The Senate held a confirmation hearing in 2017 for John F. Kelly. Harris homed in immediately on DREAMers, whose parents sought better lives for their children and crossed the border of the US with their children in tow. Although DREAMers were not US citizens, most of them had no connection to their parents' home country. California has more DREAMers than any other state by far, 183,000 of them in college and many others working.

Harris asked, do you intend to use the limited law enforcement resources of DHS to remove them from the country? "I will follow the law," Kelly said. Kelly was suggesting without stating it directly, that he would oversee a policy that would lead to the deportation of DREAMers. Harris issued a statement saying she would vote against him. "Unfortunately I can't look DREAMers in the face and offer them any guarantee that general John Kelly won't deport them. For ethical and moral reasons, we have to honor the promise the US government made to these kids."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.175 Jan 12, 2021

The above quotations are from Kamala's Way An American Life by Dan Morain. Click here for definitions & background information on Immigration. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Kamala Harris on Immigration.
*2020 Presidential contenders on Immigration:*
	*Democrats running for President:* Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO) V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE) Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC) Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT) Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ) Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX) Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI) Rep.John Delaney (D-MD) Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA) Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT) CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA) Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Marianne Williamson (D-CA) CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY) *2020 Third Party Candidates:* Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI) CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV) Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI) Howie Hawkins (G-NY) ~~Gov.Gary Johnson~~(L-NM) ~~Howard Schultz~~(I-WA) Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN)	*Republicans running for President:* ~~Sen.Ted Cruz~~(R-TX) ~~Gov.Larry Hogan~~ (R-MD) ~~Gov.John Kasich~~(R-OH) V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN) ~~Gov.Mark Sanford~~ (R-SC) Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY) Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL) Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY) *2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:* Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA) Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK) Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA) Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO) Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA) Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL) Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA) Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX) Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA) Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA) Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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