Harris Sings a Different Tune on Immigration During Central America Trip: ‘Do Not Come’

Joe Chose Poorly (Below)

The American Spectator

The vice president’s efforts at damage control follow record numbers of illegal immigrants.

"Vice President Kamala Harris, who is leading the Biden administration’s response to immigration from Central America, embarked on a two-day trip to Mexico and Guatemala Sunday. Harris stressed that the purpose of her trip was to focus on the “root causes of migration.” During her diplomatic travel, Harris pivoted her public approach to illegal immigration.

"During a news conference on Monday with Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei, Harris said, “I want to emphasize that the goal of our work is to help Guatemalans find hope at home.” To those who make the trek to the southern border, Harris said, “Do not come. Do not come.” 

"She also claimed that the Biden administration would “continue to enforce our laws and secure our borders.” 

"The vice president’s comments starkly contrasted with her previous stance on immigration. In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, she tweeted in 2017, “An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal,” as well as stating, “Say it loud, say it clear, everyone is welcome here” with the #NoBanNoWall hashtag." . . .

Joe Chose Poorly  . . . "In the aftermath of her awful trip to Guatemala and Mexico, CNN (of all places) reported that some people in the White House are “perplexed” over Kamala’s complete inability to answer some pretty straightforward and totally predicable questions. CNN’s John Harwood reported that Biden officials “were not thrilled” by Kamala’s clunky and defensive responses to the question of whether she will ever visit the border.

"Keep in mind, the Biden Administration people are Obama people. And nothing matters more to them than optics. And the optics of Kamala’s trip were flat-out bad.

"In addition to the uncomfortable exchange with Lester Holt that I mentioned the other day, Kamala had an equally awful moment in an interview with Univision yesterday.

"It’s a brief clip, but you’ll see what I mean:

In fairness, I did not have @VP Kamala Harris hitting @iliacalderon with "I'm speaking" on my bingo card. pic.twitter.com/trCWiRxkft

— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 10, 2021