VP Harris to visit US-Mexico border in Arizona for campaign event

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona, as part of a campaign stop in the battleground state. Harris plans to speak about border security, emphasizing a bipartisan plan that was killed by former President Donald Trump for political reasons. Polls show that voters believe Trump would do a better job handling immigration than Harris. Harris has faced criticism over her role in addressing migration at the border, with Trump calling her out for waiting too long to visit. Despite Biden’s executive actions to curb unlawful crossings, immigration remains a contentious issue. Harris has accused Trump of obstructing bipartisan border legislation earlier this year. Migrant crossings have decreased in recent months after reaching record levels in 2023. Harris has vowed to fix the broken immigration system and criticized Trump’s approach to the issue. This visit comes as Harris seeks to defend her record on immigration and address one of her biggest liabilities ahead of the 2024 election in Arizona, a state that Biden narrowly won in 2020.

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