Jamal Simmons, the new communication director of the United States Vice President Kamala Harris, was forced to apologize publicly on Friday by a Tit published in 2010 he requested the Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) deportation
of “two undocumented”.
Simmons, a writer and Democratic political analyst who was named on Thursday as Harris Communication Director, wrote in a Tit in November 2010: “I just saw 2 undocumented in MSNBC. A law student and a protester. Can you explain to me
someone because Ice is not arresting them? ”
After his appointment as Harris Communication Director, Simmons has tried to justify his words in a new message on Twitter.
“As a commentator I published and spoke a lot. Sometimes I have been sarcastic, unclear or simply erred the goal, I apologize for offending those who care about doing so much to do the best democracy, the most multi-ethnic and diverse.
The Biden-Harris administration with humility, sincerity and respect “.
Hours later, before the repercussion of the original Tit of 2010, Simmons was forced again to defend its policies with another message on your Twitter account.
“So that it is known, I have never been defended or believed that DREAMERS (young undocumented migrants) should be ICE’s goal,” said Simmons to add: “Frankly, it’s depressing that by a bad tuit, people can forget everything
I have said in public about this. ”
The appointment of Simmons is part of a restructuring of Harris staff, after months of criticism on the work of the Vice President.
Precisely, Harris has been responsible for defining the migratory strategy of President Joe Biden’s administration in response to the crisis that are lived on the United States border with Mexico.
