Harris Turns Border Hawk in New Ad
Story by Brian Bennett • 13h •
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new campaign ad features a deep voice speaking over images of Border Patrol agents, the border wall, and seized pills and guns. It describes Harris, the former attorney general of California, as a “border state prosecutor” who “took on drug cartels and jailed gang members,” and says that Harris, if elected President, will hire thousands more border agents and crack down on fentanyl smuggling and human trafficking.
Polling shows immigration is a weak spot for Harris with voters. Republicans have labeled Harris as Biden’s “border czar”, trying to lay the blame for the country’s immigration struggles at her feet and overstating her diplomatic task as Vice President to reduce the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Republicans have taken aim at Harris’ new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, who signed a bill in Minnesota allowing people without authorization to be in the country to sign up for driver's licenses.
Rather than shying away from the issue, Harris is punching back. She is playing up her law enforcement record and saying Trump wanted to worsen conditions on the border to help his chances of getting elected when he told Republicans to back out of a deal that would have added Border Patrol agents and immigration officers. “Donald Trump does not care about border security, he only cares about himself,” she said on July 30.
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