Har­ris and Walz both sup­port amnesty for ille­gal migrants

Gov. Tim Walz, announced as Vice Pres­i­dent Har­ris’ run­ning mate this week, has pre­vi­ous­ly pushed for broad amnesty for ille­gal immi­grants, putting him on the same page as Har­ris and fur­ther indi­cat­ing that such a move could be a pri­or­i­ty for a future Har­ris administration.Walz wrote to Sen­ate Major­i­ty Leader Chuck Schumer and then-House Speak­er Nan­cy Pelosi in August 2021, push­ing for a path­way to cit­i­zen­ship for mil­lions of ille­gal immi­grants as part of a poten­tial bud­get rec­on­cil­i­a­tion bill, includ­ing those pro­tect­ed from depor­ta­tion and those who came to the U.S. as minors.“As you work to final­ize a bud­get rec­on­cil­i­a­tion bill, we urge you to pri­or­i­tize a clean path­way to cit­i­zen­ship for essen­tial work­ers, Dream­ers, Tem­po­rary Pro­tect­ed Sta­tus (TPS) hold­ers, and their fam­i­lies,” the let­ter said.WALZ BACKED ‘SANCTUARY’ POLICIES, SERVIC …