PHX Reporter

Darius Diggs, regional field director for American Majority Action out of Phoenix, said "Kamala Harris' push for reparations is wrong and harmful to our country."

"As a Black American and a Conservative, I believe Vice President Kamala Harris' push for reparations is wrong and harmful to our country," Diggs told PHX Reporter. "Instead of bringing us together, it promotes division by forcing Americans to focus on past grievances rather than our shared future."

"We should be focusing on policies that promote self-reliance, personal responsibility, and economic freedom; not government handouts,” he said.

Six in 10 voters in seven battleground states, including Arizona, oppose Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for providing reparations to Black Americans, according to a new poll released by American Greatness that surveyed voters in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Harris’ support for reparations for Black Americans is opposed by 60% of voters in those states, with only 27% supporting her stance. 

The American Greatness poll was conducted by North Star Opinion Research among 1400 likely voters, 200 per state, in each of the seven battleground states.  

While running for U.S. President in 2019, then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said she supported reparations for black Americans.

"I think there has to be some form of reparations," said Harris in an interview with black online news site, The Root.

When the interviewer asked Harris if, as president, she "would be willing to lead a conversation on what reparations for Black people would look like," Harris replied, "yeah."

This was just one of numerous times Harris has backed reparations for black people.

“I’m serious about taking an approach that would change policies and structures and make real investments in black communities," she told the New York Times in February of 2019. 

During her time as a U.S. Sen. for California, Harris co-sponsored a bill with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced in April 2019. This legislation aimed to create a commission to study impacts of slavery and "ongoing discrimination against African-Americans," as well as make "recommendations on reparation proposals for the descendants of slaves." 

A potential goal outlined in the bill was to create a "national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery and its continuing racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans."

Harris also told the Des Moines Register in 2019 that reparations would not be as simple as "writing a check," and that research needed to be done in order to come up with solutions to address "the systemic issues that are present and will continue to exist."

Harris was elected Vice President in 2020 alongside President Joe Biden (D). She was recently slated as the new Democrat candidate for the upcoming presidential election when Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her. Before being elected as Vice President, Harris served as the District Attorney of San Francisco, the Attorney General of California, and as a U.S. Senator from California. 

Diggs serves as the regional field director out of Phoenix, Arizona for American Majority Action. He graduated from Copper Canyon High School and attended Arizona State University. He previously served as a campaign manager for Councilman Dianna Guzman who was successfully elected to Glendale City Council. He also previously worked as a legislative assistant to the majority leader of the Arizona State Senate. Diggs is the current secretary for the Arizona Legislative District 24 Republican Party.