A newly resurfaced video from 2018 has Vice President Kamala Harris back in the spotlight, exposing a controversial flip-flop on a key issue. The clip shows Harris, then a senator from California, chanting \u201cdown, down with deportation\u201d at the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Los Angeles. At the time, she was the parade\u2019s grand marshal and marching alongside now-disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, who later faked a hate crime.<\/p>\n
The protest Harris participated in was a blend of various causes, with the #TimesUp movement and other social justice issues taking center stage. However, it\u2019s Harris\u2019s specific call to end deportations that stands out. In the video, she passionately pumps her fist, leading the chant: \u201cDown, down with deportation! Up, up with education!\u201d<\/p>\n
The moment raises concerns as Harris\u2019s position on immigration has been under scrutiny due to her role as the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cBorder Czar.\u201d Tasked with addressing the crisis at the southern border since 2021, Harris has faced fierce criticism for her failure to secure it, with an estimated 15 million illegal immigrants entering the country under her watch.<\/p>\n
Despite the footage being from six years ago, Harris continued to echo similar rhetoric in more recent appearances. During an event on immigration reform, she pledged to close all detention centers holding criminal illegal immigrants \u201con day one\u201d if given more authority. Her commitment to dismantling immigration enforcement has been a cornerstone of her progressive platform, but it\u2019s also been a point of contention among critics who question her ability to manage the ongoing crisis at the border.<\/p>\n
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