Kamala Harris to make first visit to southern border as nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the southern border in Arizona on Friday, her first visit since entering the 2024 race. Her campaign plans to highlight former President Donald Trump’s role in blocking a bipartisan border deal in Congress. Immigration and border security are considered weak spots for Harris, with polls showing her trailing Trump on the issue. Harris’s campaign aims to emphasize her past work on border security and portray Trump as “dangerous” on the issue. She plans to discuss her proposed bipartisan border security plan, which would address issues such as migrant crossings and asylum claims. Harris has criticized Trump for hindering bipartisan efforts to address border security during his presidency. Trump has made the border and immigration central themes of his campaign, using degrading language to describe migrants and criticizing Harris’s border policies. Despite lagging behind Trump on border security, Harris leads in the polls on treating immigrants humanely and protecting immigrant rights. Recent data shows a decline in migrant crossings at the southern border, with Border Patrol apprehensions reaching a low point. Harris’s visit to the border on Friday will be her second as Vice President.

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