The video from December 2017 surfaced on Thursday from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) who criticized Americans for celebrating Christmas while illegal aliens were denied amnesty.
Harris is currently the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential candidate and his record will be scrutinized.
UPDATE: NBC Latino posted a photo of Harris with the caption on December 19, 2017, “”How do we say Merry Christmas!!”- Sen. Kamala Harris at a Dream Act rally.
“How dare you say Merry Christmas!!”- Sen. Kamala Harris at the Dream Act rally. pic.twitter.com/XmMRqbzaLg
– NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) December 19, 2017
In a video first reported by Fox News, Harris is seen wagging his finger and scolding Americans, “And when we all sing happy songs, and sing Merry Christmas, and say Merry Christmas, these children will not have a Merry Christmas. Why? dare to say Merry Christmas. How dare we? He won’t have a Merry Christmas.
WATCH: Kamala Harris rages at press conference for illegal immigrants who says people shouldn’t say “Merry Christmas” until they get amnesty. pic.twitter.com/XUDCv3griU
– MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) August 1, 2024
Fox News reported that Harris spoke at a press conference in response to President Trump ending Barack Obama’s DACA program for illegal alien children. (quote)
Harris made the comments in December 2017 at a press conference after President Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects some illegal immigrants who came to the US as minors from deportation. Harris said it would be “morally wrong” to remove existing protections for those protected by the Obama-era executive order.
Trump has urged Congress to act on a deal that would extend those protections along with tougher enforcement, including building a wall along the southern border.
But as Congress struggles to reach a deal, liberal activists and Democrats warn that illegal immigrants now face uncertainty over Christmas as protections are about to disappear.
“They don’t know it’s coming in days, weeks and months,” Harris said. “Since September 5, more than 12,000 have lost their status… And for that reason, we have to finish this, and we have to finish it before the end of this year. Not January, not February, not March, now.
Longer clip via Fox News:
Harris had an op-ed published in Elle on December 20, 2017 in which he called for amnesty (excerpt):
…On September 5 of this year, the Trump Administration cruelly, arbitrarily ended DACA. Since then, more than 12,000 young people have lost their DACA status. That’s more than 100 people a day. The lives of these young people are now in limbo. Without DACA, the only options are to live here without papers and fear deportation, or to leave the only country we’ve ever known. They have no path to citizenship. They can’t leave the country and get in line to move here. There are no lines. And for this Administration, that’s the point.
The decision to rescind DACA is part of a broader effort to target immigrants. This administration has fueled anti-immigrant sentiment, portraying immigrants as rapists, murderers, and people who want to steal your jobs. That couldn’t be further from the truth. DACA does not protect criminals from deportation, and approval and renewal are only granted to recipients if, among other things, they have not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or some misdemeanor.
…Congress has the ability to fix this. There is now bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate that gives these young people a permanent path to citizenship. It’s called the DREAM Act, and we need to pass it — now.
…With the holidays upon us, I want every one of my colleagues in the House and Senate to take the time to see this young man. Not through the lens of partisanship or politics, not through an ideological lens, but just looking at people based on who they are. This young man couldn’t wait another minute. Congress needs to pass the DREAM Act now.
After advocating for open borders and amnesty all year in Washington, Harris is now trying to portray himself as a border hawk as he becomes president this year.
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Kamala Harris is fighting to fix our broken immigration system. Donald Trump is trying to stop him. pic.twitter.com/t200w8iAYv
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 30, 2024
