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Did Kamala Harris say the wrong thing or was she just being honest?

Do you agree with the ‘ultraliberal squad’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, that Kamala Harris was out of line with her recent statement to immigrants at the southern border?

Obviously this has been a long-term issue for all administrations in the U.S. for quite some time and there may be no easy fix.

I’m curious to hear where you fall in this disagreement as many strong opinions have been expressed here in the past on this issue. Please keep it civil and on topic.
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“Do not come. Do not come,” the vice-president warned illegal immigrants, adding: “If you come to our border, you will be turned back.”

“The right to seek asylum is not just legally protected. It is a foundational universal human right,” tweeted Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who was born in Somalia.

Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib also hit out at Ms Harris, writing: “This whole ‘stay there and die’ approach is not how our country will promote a more humane and just immigration system.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the influential New York City Democratic congresswoman, called the remark “disappointing”.
“First, seeking asylum at any US border is a 100% legal method of arrival,” she tweeted.
“Second, the US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilisation in Latin America. We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57408094

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