Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement today (June 9, Beijing Time) regarding the events that occurred in Los Angeles. The statement reads: "Los Angeles is my home. Like many Americans, I am shocked by what we have witnessed on our city streets. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation aimed at provoking chaos. This is part of Trump's cruel and carefully planned agenda to spread panic and division, aside from recent ICE raids in Southern California and across the country.
The actions of this administration are not for public safety — but to incite fear. Fear of communities demanding dignity and due process.
Protests are a powerful tool, essential in the struggle for justice. As pointed out by the Los Angeles Police Department, the mayor, and the governor, demonstrations defending our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful.
I continue to support the millions of Americans who have stood up to protect our most basic rights and freedoms."
[Wit] A few comments: American society has once again陷入 severe division over immigration issues, as if it were divided into two camps: USA and USB. The Democratic and Republican parties have vastly different attitudes towards illegal immigration. From Obama to Biden, Democrats seem inclined to legalize illegal immigrants on the spot. On one hand, this will bring new voter groups to the Democrats, increasing their leverage in elections; on the other hand, the existence of illegal immigrants also provides the United States with a large amount of cheap labor, partially meeting the needs of certain industries. However, Trump's view is completely different. Holding conservative ideals, Trump believes that illegal immigrants have taken too many job opportunities from底层 American workers, putting them under greater economic pressure and living difficulties. At the same time, the existence of illegal immigrants is also believed to lead to a constant rise in crime rates, posing serious challenges to social security. Therefore, before his two presidential campaigns, he made tough promises to deal with illegal immigrants, attempting to solve this problem through strong measures.
Democrats and Republicans each have their own considerations and interests, but their differences and opposition have torn apart American society, exacerbating conflicts and contradictions between different groups, seriously affecting social harmony and stability.
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