Tim Walz’s immi­gra­tion record in Min­neso­ta shows sup­port for sanc­tu­ary poli­cies

Gov. Tim Walz’s (D‑MN) record on immi­gra­tion has come into focus after Vice Pres­i­dent Kamala Har­ris, the Demo­c­ra­t­ic pres­i­den­tial nom­i­nee, select­ed the Min­nesotan as her run­ning mate.
Har­ris is vul­ner­a­ble on immi­gra­tion after being tasked ear­ly on as vice pres­i­dent with address­ing the root caus­es of the bor­der cri­sis — only for ille­gal immi­gra­tion lev­els to rise to his­toric highs dur­ing her tenure.
As Har­ris goes up against for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, the Repub­li­can pres­i­den­tial nom­i­nee, in Novem­ber, her selec­tion of a Demo­c­rat with a record of imple­ment­ing pro­gres­sive immi­gra­tion poli­cies could give Har­ris a leg-up with Democ­rats but also give pause to inde­pen­dents and Repub­li­cans con­cerned about bor­der secu­ri­ty …