Today, the current Vice President and Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris will make a trip to the US-Mexico border for the first time as a Presidential nominee. Harris is expected in Douglas, Arizona where she will deliver a speech calling for “tougher border security measures as part of her efforts to address border issues” says a senior campaign official.
Harris also says she will propose the addition of fentanyl detection machines to the ports of entry along the border. She also says she will call on the Chinese government to help put a stop to companies that make the precursor chemicals that can be used to make the drug.
The border will be a huge factor in this year’s election and so far Trump has done a better job of convincing people he can make a change. One of CBS’s recent polls showed that 58% of voters believe the southern border is a major factor for them in terms of who they will choose in November. This same poll found that 53% of “likely” voters would support Donald Trump in his proposal to start a program to find and deport all illegal immigrants in the United States.
Former President Trump also criticized Harris’ visit to the border. He told the media, “She should save her airfare…she should go back to the White House and tell the president to close the border…he can do it with the signing of just a signature and a piece of paper to the border patrol.”
According to CBS News, Kamala plans to say the following in her speech, “The American people deserve a president who cares more about border security than playing political games.”
