VP Harris says US border problems won’t be solved ‘overnight’

The Biden administration is grappling with an increase of unaccompanied minors crossing the US southern border.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has called a recent wave of unaccompanied children crossing the country’s southern border from Mexico a “huge problem”, but said it would not be solved “overnight”. Harris made the comments during an interview on the CBS This Morning programme on Wednesday as the administration of President Joe Biden has sought to defend its immigration policy. Biden has assured his approach to the migrant issue will be more humane than his predecessor Donald Trump’s. Critics have charged the shift in tone has encouraged more people to attempt the journey, with many Republicans seeking to portray the situation as a “crisis”.