As Kamala Harris shifts toward the political center in her presidential campaign, a 2019 questionnaire from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) highlights her past support for progressive policies, including taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for detained immigrants and federal prisoners.
The questionnaire, completed during her 2020 presidential run as a senator, also reveals her backing for the decriminalization of federal drug possession for personal use and significant cuts to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, including a commitment to reduce ICE funding and “end” immigration detention.
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Although the ACLU questionnaire has largely gone unnoticed in media coverage, it was recently reposted on the organization’s website after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. CNN found no similar reposts for other candidates from the 2020 election.
Harris has acknowledged that her positions may have evolved, but she insists that her core values remain unchanged. “My values have not changed,” she told CNN in a recent interview.
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The ACLU sent the questionnaire to all major candidates in 2020, though not all responded. Joe Biden, for example, did not complete the survey, prompting the ACLU to run radio ads criticizing his lack of response.
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