Border deal Democrat flips script on Harris’s role as immigration ‘czar’
Story by David Sivak, Washington Examiner • 14h
The Senate Democrat who negotiated a failed immigration deal with Republicans is urging his party to embrace Vice President Kamala Harris’s role on the border in the face of an onslaught of GOP attacks.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), like other Democrats, has cried foul over the “border czar” moniker given to Harris as Republicans attempt to tie her to President Joe Biden’s record on the issue. The president tasked Harris with investigating the root causes of illegal immigration in the early days of his administration, but the assignment quickly became a stumbling block for Harris as the number of crossings soared to record levels.
Democrats have attempted to minimize the role she played in that influx as she runs to replace Biden in the White House, noting her job was limited to exploring the socioeconomic conditions that prompt migrants to flee Northern Triangle countries in the first place. But Murphy is crediting her directly for what has become a precipitous drop in crossings over the last several months.
Border Patrol apprehended almost 84,000 migrants in June, a 16% decrease from the same month a year ago and two-thirds lower than the record high of 250,000 in December.
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