Kamala Harris defends not going to border during Arizona trip, promises to go again
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended her decision not to visit the southern border while on a trip to Tonopah, Arizona, telling a local reporter that Congress must act on immigration.
"I am here to talk about what we are doing around bringing down the cost to American families and creating jobs," Harris told local news station KPHO, when asked why she did not plan a border visit. "Let me say on the border that it is one of our highest priorities to continue to work on making sure that the border is secure and that we also do what is necessary to have a fair and humane system. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
"Frankly, Congress needs to act," Harris continued. "We've put an historic number of agents on the border. We have upgraded and are in the process of upgrading technology. But Congress needs to act."