Kamala Harris pledges to grant amnesty to migrants who cross border illegally

Vice President Kamala Harris pledges to create an “earned path to citizenship” for migrants who cross the border illegally on her long-awaited new campaign website.

“She knows our immigration system is broken and needs comprehensive reform, including strong border security and an earned path to citizenship,” says the website, which only went live on Sunday, a month and a half into her campaign, and has already been criticized as too vague.

Former President Donald Trump, whom Harris is running against for the White House, has said he will launch a large-scale deportation initiative to expel illegal immigrants from the U.S.

Harris’s policy on the border, seen as a high-priority issue by voters, adds nothing on his website other than a reference to a related bipartisan Senate bill.

“As president, she will reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill and sign it into law,” her website said, without making any other proposals on the crisis.

Trump’s Republican nominee for vice president, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, criticized Harris for her amnesty proposal, saying it would encourage more migrants to come to the U.S.

“The most destructive part of Kamala Harris’ border plan is where she says she wants to give her 8.5 million illegal aliens an ‘earned path to citizenship,’ meaning she rewards illegal aliens with amnesty and the right to vote in our next election,” Vance wrote on X.

“Promising amnesty and citizenship will create a giant magnet for illegal immigration that will entice people from all over the world to race across our borders.”

The vice president has called for a “path to citizenship” before, including when she oversaw the largest migrant crossing in U.S. history as White House “border czar.”

She called for this path in her remarks at the Democratic National Convention and made similar statements in June.

“We need Congress to step up and do what we know is necessary to fully invest resources at the border and create a meaningful pathway to citizenship,” she said in early summer.

Democrats, including Harris, blame Republicans for rejecting the Senate border bill in response to criticism.

The vice president has always portrayed herself as a hard worker at the border, despite her failure to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border.

Her campaign website states: “Vice President Harris and Governor Walz believe in bold, smart solutions to secure the border, keep communities safe, and reform our broken immigration system.

“As California’s attorney general, Vice President Harris went after international drug gangs, human traffickers, and cartels that smuggled guns, drugs, and people across the U.S.-Mexico border. As vice president, she sponsored the bipartisan border security bill, the strongest reform in decades.”

Harris’ campaign did not respond to a query from The Post on Monday.