Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has become the latest Democrat to defend Kamala Harris' evolving positions on immigration, insisting it's “natural” for the vice president to change her mind over time.
“It makes sense to change policy to fit the moment,” Pritzker said on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday.
The comments came as Harris faces accusations that she has “upended” former Republican policy positions, including on illegal immigration and the border.
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) said after Harris announced her support for a bipartisan border bill that includes funding for the U.S.-Mexico border, “Kamala Harris is second-rate on policy issues.'' “It keeps coming back and forth, and the most recent one is the border wall.” wall. “Unfortunately, the receipts remain. Don't be fooled by her false promises. She welcomed this invasion. If you have a real plan to deal with the border crisis, do it now. Sho.”
Other Republicans, including Trump's senior adviser Jason Miller, have insisted that Harris has not changed her stance on the wall and that she intends to halt construction if elected.
“Mr. Harris is against walls, always has been against walls, and as vice president she stopped building the wall,” Miller told Fox News last month.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City on September 19, 2023. (John Nasion/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Harris' allies nevertheless continued to defend the vice president's evolving views.
Pete Buttigieg, the Biden administration's secretary of transportation, was asked about Harris' change in policy during an appearance on NBC's “Meet the Meat,” and said, “I don't know what's going on in the world around me. “And we will formulate policy based on what can be accomplished in Washington.” Press” earlier this month. “Every election is about the future, not the past.”
On immigration, Pritikar argued that Harris supports action on the border, pointing to her support for President Biden's bipartisan border deal that failed to pass the Senate.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“Under the Joe Biden administration, we were finally able to get Senator Lankford and a total of 75 senators to sponsor the border security bill. Do you know who pushed it? It's Donald Trump.'' “So we needed to focus on the fact that Kamala Harris is actually trying to solve a problem.”
