Vice President Kamala Harris, who currently appears to be the likely Democratic nominee for president, once blamed inadequate “climate adaptation” for the unprecedented immigration crisis at America’s borders. [emphasis, links added]
Harris — whom President Joe Biden deputized to help manage the administration’s border strategy as the “border czar” — said that lacking “climate resilience” and “climate adaptation” are root causes of illegal immigration during a May 2021 panel discussion.
Since the Biden administration came into office in January 2021, there have been at least 6.7 million illegal migrant encounters at America’s southern border alone, according to the House Committees on Homeland Security and Oversight and Accountability.
“We want to help people find hope at home. And so, we are focused on addressing both the acute factors and the root causes of migration. I believe this is an important distinction. We must focus on both.
“First, the acute factors: the catastrophes that are causing people to leave right now. The hurricanes, the pandemic, the drought and extreme food insecurity,” Harris told attendees of the Washington Conference on the Americas in May 2021.
“And then there are the longstanding issues, the root causes. And I’m thinking of corruption, violence and poverty, a lack of economic opportunity, the lack of climate adaptation and climate resilience, the lack of good governance.”
VP Harris claims "the lack of climate adaptation and climate resilience” are “root causes” driving the surge at the southern border pic.twitter.com/7hYYRsnI3t
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 4, 2021
Specifically, Harris was tasked with addressing the “root causes” of mass immigration to the U.S. rather than overseeing every facet of the administration’s border policies and enforcement.
While Harris has suggested that climate change and a lack of “climate resilience” in other parts of the world have contributed greatly to the ongoing immigration surge, Trump administration officials, Republicans, and immigrants themselves have credited the Biden administration’s departure from Trump-era border policies for incentivizing migrants to come to the U.S.
In addition to record encounters, law enforcement recorded 380 encounters with individuals on the terrorist screening dataset between ports of entry [from] fiscal year 2021 to today, according to Customs and Border Patrol data.
Between fiscal years 2017 and 2020, there were 14 such encounters recorded at America’s borders.
Some corporate media outlets have previously referred to Harris as the “border czar” when she was first assigned to work on the issue.
However, some outlets have moved to clarify their older coverage now that Harris appears likely to be the nominee; Axios issued an editor’s note on a story clarifying that the outlet’s past coverage using the term “border czar” was incorrect.
Journalists were calling Kamala the border czar until like five minutes ago. Don’t let the media gaslight you. pic.twitter.com/oveoFcBn4G
— Bill D’Agostino (@Banned_Bill) July 24, 2024
Many of Harris’ past positions, including those on climate change and the government’s role in addressing it have resurfaced now that she appears to be the likely Democratic presidential nominee following Biden’s decision to quit the race.
Though she has walked some of her positions back over the years, Harris endorsed a fracking ban, cosponsored the Green New Deal, backed a ban on plastic straws, and said that she would be in favor of changing dietary guidelines to reduce red meat consumption.
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In direct violation of US law the Biden administration has at US tax payer expense loaded planes in Guatemala with illegal aliens, flown them to the US, and released them. They have brought in many thousands of illegals this way. In addition to their open flood gate policy, it is the Biden administration that is primarily responsible for the illegal surge. Yet, typical of Democrats they blame something else for problems that they cause.
The MSM is going to sell her like they did Biden. Another 4 years of slow economic death.
Nice story Ninny Nancy now how about telling us about the really big one that got a way