During her brief visit, she spent around 12 minutes speaking with border patrol officials.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Harris wrote, “President Biden and I supported the toughest and fairest set of bipartisan border security reforms in decades. Congressional Republicans voted against them—twice.”
She also claimed that unlawful border crossings are now lower than when she and President Biden took office. This does not match the data submitted during that time period.
This visit marks Harris’ second trip to the border since 2021, when she was designated as the administration’s “border czar.”
The Democratic Party is currently trailing Republicans on immigration issues, with polls earlier this year showing former President Donald Trump holding a 35-point lead over President Biden on border security.
While a more recent poll indicated that this lead had shrunk to 21 points, Harris still holds a 28-point lead over Trump on the issue of protecting immigrant rights.
