A potential Kamala Harris administration would likely be a continuation of the Biden administration, apart from nuanced changes on issues such as abortion and immigration.
The Democratic Party is in the midst of coping with echoing calls for President Biden to bow out of the presidential race over concerns that his mental acuity has slipped and that he’s unable to serve as president for another four years if he wins re-election.
As the party looks for potential replacements if Biden does in fact decide to conclude his political career, Vice President Harris sits atop the list of likely successors. Harris has a long history as a California liberal stalwart, serving as San Francisco’s district attorney in the early 2000s, then serving as the state attorney general under former Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown, and U.S. senator from the Golden State before her 2020 election as vice president.
If Harris takes up the party’s 2024 presidential election mantle, it is unlikely Harris’ policies would drastically differ from Biden’s platforms, though she could swing harder to the left on issues such as immigration, abortion and foreign policy. A potential Harris administration is a murky topic, however, as she’s not shown a «core set of beliefs on anything», according to Democrat strategist Julian Epstein.
«[It’s] not clear what a Harris administration would look like, as she has never exhibited a core set of beliefs on anything as far as I can see, and her pre-VP federal experience is relatively limited. For the most part, she has been, like many politicians, [an] opportunist. She jailed lots of people for marijuana possession and then tweets about her support for legalization. She was a centrist prosecutor, then a social justice warrior», Epstein told Fox News Digital.
Epstein said he expects a hypothetical Harris administration to be a continuation of the Biden administration, that the «creep of the intersectional far left would continue» under such an administration because Democrats need «a lot of spine, guile and moxie to stand up to the intersectional left», which Harris has not exhibited on a regular basis.IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Immigration woes have spiraled to crisis levels under the Biden administration, with a recent study finding that 16.8 million illegal immigrants are currently in the U.S. Out of that figure, more than 7 million people are not under supervision or detained, and more than 9 million are considered getaways or visa overstays, according to a study published by the National Immigration Center for Enforcement. The study found that less than 2% of illegal immigrants are in detention or enrolled in ICE’s Alternatives to Detention programs.
«Immigration has been a flop for her and the Democrats. Upwards of 80% of the public disapproves of the Biden record on immigration, and I still see no signs that the Democrats get this or, even if they do, have the gumption to stand up for what’s right here», Epstein said, noting that Harris also flops among voters when delivering «word salads and odd non sequitur profundities.»
Harris’ immigration policies, if she runs for president this year, would likely, overwhelmingly follow those of Biden’s. Harris has also served as a point person for the administration on immigration, with the media frequently dubbing her the «Border Czar» – a title the White House spurned – after she was tasked in 2021 with identifying the «root causes» of migration in the Northern Triangle countries.
When she ran for president in 2020, however, she established a more liberal immigration platform than her eventual presidential running mate, placing emphasis on offering citizenship and protections to children arriving in the U.S.
«As president, Kamala will fight to pass immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million people living in our communities and contributing to our economy. While she wages that fight, she will immediately reinstate DACA and implement DAPA to protect DREAMers and their parents from deportation. She will also restore and expand Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who would face war or catastrophe if forced to return home», her 2020 campaign website stated.
She additionally called for the «overhaul» of «our immigration enforcement policies», arguing they were «cruel and out of control.»
«As president, she’ll close private immigrant detention centers, increase oversight of agencies like Customs and Border Protection, and focus enforcement on increasing public safety, not on tearing apart immigrant families.
