A lotofthesepoliciesthatpeopleindicatethey'resupportiveofareprettydirectlycontradictorytoeachother.
Andultimately, if I hadtoguesswhatthatmeans, itjustmeansthatpeoplearelookingatthisissueandsaying, it's beensobrokenforsolong, I justneedmypoliticianstotrysomethingtofixit.
Thatbrokensystembecameanincentiveforpeoplewhodidn't actuallyhavelegitimateasylumclaimstocometotheUnitedStatesbecausetheyessentiallyknewthattheycouldstayhereforyears, maybeeven a decade, beforeanybodyfoundoutthattheydidn't have a validclaim.
In 2022, bordercitiesstartedbusingmigrantstoblue-leadsanctuarycitieslikeDenver, NewYork, D.C. andChicago, whichstruggledtoprovideenoughhousingandotherresources.
ThisissuewilldestroyNewYorkCity.
Oncewordspreadsthat, bytheway, there's a freebusforyoutoNewYork, NewYorkisalsogoingtoprovideyoufreeshelterforbasicallyaslongasyouneedit.
NewYorkwaslike, well, I mean, yeah, wehave a righttoshelter, butwedon't haveanymoreshelters.
Andsothat's why I thinkthiscametotheforefrontinthoseplaceswhereitmaybewouldn't haveotherwise.
AtthecenterofHarris' proposedpolicyisreviving a billthatHouseRepublicansvoteddownearlierthisyear.
AndsoeventhoughDonaldTrumptriedtosabotagethebordersecuritybill, itismypledgetoyouthataspresidentoftheUnitedStates, I willbringitbackupandproudlysignitintolaw.
EverytimetheDemocratsin 2013 gaveus a littlebitofbordersecurity, wehadtogiveconcessionsonwhattodowithundocumentedimmigrantsinthecountryintermsofgivingthemsomesortoflegalstatus, ultimately a pathwaytocitizenship.
Sortofgoingmoderateontheissueofimmigrationis a greatwayforDemocratstosignalthethattheyaremoderateonotherissuesaswell.
Morerestrictivepoliciesappealto a moremiddlegroundsectionoftheelectorateandarepopularwithmoremoderateDemocrats.
ForTrump, immigrationhasbeen a winningissue.
Hispoliciesleanheavilyonincreasingdeportationandbuilding a wall, stancesthathavebuiltonhisproposalsfrom 2016 and 2020, andthatareviewedfavorablybyhismoststaunchsupporters.
I thinkoneofthethingsDonaldTrumpdoesonimmigrationisheapproachesitfrom a lotofdifferentangles.
HetalksaboutimmigrantstakingAmericanjobs.
Healsotalksaboutitfrom a criminalperspective.
I don't thinkthat's heldupin a lotofstatistics, butwhenyoulookatvoterswhoareconcernedaboutcrimeandthentheyseethesestoriesaboutillegalimmigrantscausingthecrimes, I thinkTrump's crackdownissomethingthatappealstothem.
I ask, whataboutallthepeoplethatarepouringintoourcountryandkillingpeople?
Andelectionintegrity.
And a lotoftheseillegalimmigrantscomingin, they'retryingtogetthemtovote.
I thinkDonaldTrumphasredefinedwhatitmeanstobe a Republicanandonnoissueisthatmoreapparentthanonimmigration, wherethepartyisfarmoreskepticaloflegalimmigration, farmoreconcernedaboutillegalimmigrationnowthanit's everbeeninthepast.
Andso I thinktotheextentthathecangetofftrackandgotoofaronevenanissueaswinnableasimmigration, that's a challengeforhiscampaignbecauseitdoesturnoffthemoderateRepublicansandindependentvoterswholikehisunderlyingpoliciesbuthaveDemocratsalsoriskgoingtoofarintryingtoappeasevoters.
Thereis a sortofveryvocalimmigrantrightscommunityontheleft, butsofaryouhaven't actuallyseenmanyofthoseimmigrantrightsfolksbreakwithKamalaortheDemocratsin a waythatsome, let's sayontheissueofGazaandthewarinIsraelhave.
I thinkthattheyhavesortofrecognizedthisis a reallytoughissueandwhenwehavetwochoices, thisisthebetterofthetwo.
ForHarrisespecially, thesestricterpoliciescouldappealtoindependents, whomakeup a majorityofundecidedvotersrightnow.
It's a delicatebalanceforKamalabecauseshecan't justbetoughontheborder, right?
PollingshowsthatmostAmericansactuallywanttohear a sortofsplitmessagethatwe'regoingtobetough, butwe'realsogoingtobegeneroustopeoplewhodeserveourgenerosity.