Harris Border Visit was a Missed Opportunity

When Kamala Harris visited the Arizona-Mexico border last Friday, she did a good job contrasting what her approach to interior enforcement would be with that of Trump, e.g., support for Dreamers, not engaging in massive deportation efforts, and being more open to immigration applications. But her actual discussion of the border was more about increasing enforcement and making it more difficult for asylum seekers–very Trump-like. It was a missed opportunity for Harris to explain that migrants at the border are not coming to do harm and to talk about the violence that the vast majority are fleeing. I’ve written about the good work that some people on the ground are doing to combat violence in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, and how funds from USAID and the World Bank have been misused in those countries. Click here.

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