Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Texas on Friday, her first trip to the US-Mexico border since taking office in January.
Harris had previously been criticized by Republicans for setting a record high in the number of immigrants to the U.S. when the Biden administration took office. Associated Press report. White House officials said she will focus on diplomacy and discuss how to solve the root causes of immigration.
Upon landing, Harris stated that she was happy to come to the area and planned to spend a fulfilling day and opposed critics. They said she was only going now because former President Donald Trump planned to go to the area on June 30. area.
“Come to the border… to see the impact of what we are seeing in Central America,” she said, according to Reuters.
Her scheduled activities include visits to customs and border protection facilities, and meetings with advocates from faith organizations and legal service providers.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Majorcas, Illinois Senator Dick Dubin (D) and Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) also joined her.
Harris has been severely criticized in the past five months because of the record number of immigrants from Central and South America bombing the borders to seek asylum. Republicans used it as a countermeasure against the Biden-Harris administration entering mid-2022. arms. Democrats also expressed disappointment that she had not traveled to the area until now.
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