Harris takes aim at Trump's new immigration plan during Las Vegas campaign stops

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Sen. Kamala Harris slammed President Donald Trump’s proposal for a merit-based immigration system Thursday while she campaigned in Las Vegas, calling it as a “shortsighted” plan that would unfairly categorize people.

Harris, a presidential contender in the crowded Democratic field, offered her criticism as she visited residents from the city’s Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) and Hispanic communities. The California senator said Trump’s plan to prioritize immigrants who possess job skills and education based on a points system could lead to a hierarchy among those seeking entry into the United States.

“This is a nation that was founded on the principle that we articulated in 1776 — that we are all equal and should be treated that way,” she told Latino leaders gathered in Doña Maria Tamales restaurant. “It is not reflective of who we are.”

As Harris courts votes ahead of Nevada’s first-in-the-West caucus, the two minority groups likely will play a key role in her results here. The APIA community makes up about 1 in 10 voters in Nevada, according to One APIA Nevada, a nonprofit that advocates for policies empowering that minority group. Latinos, meanwhile, account for about 19 percent of eligible voters in the state.

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