Senator Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s pick for vice president. The vice president could play a more important role in immigration than in prior presidencies, so it’s important to understand Sen. Harris’s plans on this issue.
What is Kamala Harris’ stance on immigration and foreign policy?
Vice President Harris’s efforts include expanding job opportunities and protections in countries where migrants leave, ensuring that border management is secure and humane, and creating more legal pathways to come to the U.S.
Overall, Harris generally adopts the same pro‐immigration agenda as Biden. But in the primaries and now, Biden’s plan was more clearly pro‐legal immigration than Harris whose plan barely mentions the subject.
Her plan mostly details how she would use executive authorities to allow illegal immigrants to obtain legal status or deferred action. This reflects the majority of her time in the Senate, which has focused mainly on the treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States.
