While Vice President Kamala Harris was supposed to be acting as President
Joe Biden’s border czar, her newly-announced vice presidential pick, Gov. Tim
Walz (D-MN), was giving illegal immigrants in Minnesota free services.

During his time as governor, Walz has signed laws to provide no-cost health
care, free college tuition, and driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, the New
York Post reported.

Walz argued that it was better to offer a driver’s license to illegal immigrants
than to have them drive without one. “Ensuring drivers in our state are
licensed and carry insurance makes the roads safer for all Minnesotans,” Walz
said in 2023 after he signed a bill that licensed illegals. “As a longtime supporter
of this bill, I am proud to finally sign it into law, making our roads safer and
moving us toward our goal of making Minnesota the best state to raise a
family for everyone.”

Walz was also enthusiastic about not allowing National Guard troops to be
deployed to the southern border to enforce security because he saw it as a
way of resisting former President Donald Trump’s border policies, including
separating migrant families. He was also a vociferous opponent of Trump’s
border wall, suggesting that he would provide ladders to those attempting
to get in, according to the Post.

“I always say, ‘Let me know how high it is.’ If it’s 25 feet, then I’ll invest in a
30-foot-ladder factory. That’s not how you stop this,” Walz declared as he
claimed only electronic surveillance could monitor the border.

Harris’ efforts as border czar did not produce much fruit, besides a trip to
Central America to discuss what she said were the “root causes” of illegal
 immigration. During her tenure as vice president to Joe Biden, millions of
illegal immigrants have successfully crossed into the United States.

“My position on Minnesota becoming a sanctuary state boils down to who
has the responsibility for enforcing immigration laws,” Walz told CBS News
in 2018. “Sanctuary state” is a broader application of the term “sanctuary city”
where a government will not enforce federal immigration law and allow
illegal immigrants to be arrested or detained.