Democrats Criticize Kamala Harris for Failing to Visit the Southern Border

Vice President Kamala Harris being MIA at the border is far beyond a Republican talking point, according to a new report from the Los Angeles Times.

Several Democrat lawmakers and left-leaning immigration groups are also criticizing Harris for not visiting the border, as the number of migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. remains high and migrant children suffer in overcrowded border facilities.

Los Angeles Times: “‘She’s playing it, in my opinion, very safe by not dealing with the border,’ said Rep. Henry Cueller, a Texas Democrat whose district extends 194 miles along the U.S.-Mexico line.”

Los Angeles Times: “Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, a pro-immigration advocacy group, called the border situation ‘an emergency’ in an interview and urged Harris to study every phase and hear from border agents and others who feel the immediate impact.

“‘You’re talking about people dying almost on a daily basis and detention centers that are overwhelmed,’ he said. ‘And policy really does have real-life implications that she needs to see.’”

Los Angeles Times: “Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Hawaii Democrat who serves on a Senate subcommittee responsible for border issues, told a PBS interviewer that Harris should ‘of course’ go to the area as part of a comprehensive approach to devising a more humane immigration system.”

It has been 50 days since Kamala Harris was tapped to oversee the crisis at the border, and despite traveling to various states to tout the Biden administration’s tax-and-spend infrastructure proposals, Harris has yet to visit the border or hold a formal press conference on the issue.

Bottom line: The Biden administration’s response to the crisis at the border has been so abysmal that members of their own party are being forced to call them out on their negligence.