Democratic lawmaker refuses to meet with new Harris aide about immigration comments
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Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHS), is refusing to meet with Jamal Simmons, Vice President Kamala Harris' new communications director, regarding his resurfaced tweets about illegal immigration.
Simmons is scheduled to meet with congressional House Democrats on Thursday after they expressed concern about tweets from November 2010. In one, Simmons reacted to an MSNBC interview with two undocumented immigrants by wondering "why ICE is not picking them up."
In a subsequent tweet, Simmons wrote, "I'll try this again: Just saw 2 undocumented folks talking on MSNBC and have serious legal question. Why wouldn't ICE pick them up?"
"The deep concern to me is this may show his true disposition when it comes to immigration. That's what my concern is. A meeting is not going to change my mind or give me peace of mind one way or the other," said Correa, according to The Hill.
"Everybody changes. I think Mr. Simmons, like I, we all change our predisposition, our perspective on issues, and you know what, I think actions speak louder than words," Correa also said.
Simmons apologized after the tweets were unearthed, writing, "As a pundit I tweeted+spoke A LOT. At times I've been sarcastic, unclear or plainly missed the m... (Read more)
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