In a 1988 treatise he co-authored, "Black Economic Progress: An Agenda for the 1990s," Harris issued a stern warning against the potential pitfalls of such immigration policies.
"U.S. immigration laws have been modified in ways that increase the influx of low-skilled workers, who compete with native-born youths and low-skilled adult workers for low-skilled jobs," Harris wrote, as reported by The New York Post. He further emphasized the detrimental impact of these shifts on the black community, stating, "This shift has been a particularly serious problem for blacks, who constitute a high proportion of the low-skilled adult workers."
Harris, a Marxist economist, resides in Washington D.C., a mere two miles from his daughter, Vice President Kamala Harris. However, their relationship is reportedly strained, a tension that dates back to Harris' divorce from Kamala's mother in 1972 and a subsequent bitter custody battle.
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The treatise, published just two years after the 1986 immigrant amnesty law signed by then-President Ronald Reagan, echoes far-left economic perspectives on immigration. Notably, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has also criticized mass migration, once describing open borders as a "Koch brothers proposal" that would impoverish all Americans.
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In contrast, Vice President Harris has consistently advocated for granting illegal immigrants "pathways to citizenship," a stance that remains a cornerstone of her potential 2024 presidential campaign. The Biden-Harris administration's US Citizenship Act of 2021, introduced on their first day in office, proposed to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States.
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Shermichael Singleton, a black GOP political consultant, told The Post, "The influx of illegal immigrants and thus low-skilled labor advocated by Harris/Walz, exacerbates inequalities by driving down wages and creating competition among those already marginalized, particularly black Americans." He added, "The welfare of native-born citizens, particularly those who have historically faced injustices like black Americans — must come first. The problem with illegal immigration isn’t merely economic but existential."
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Neither the Harris campaign nor Professor Harris responded to The Post's request for comment. The divergence in views between the Vice President and her father underscores the complexity and divisiveness of the immigration debate, even within a single family.