There has been a vigorous debate in the media over the last week about whether Vice President Kamala Harris was the “border czar.” More important than her title, Harris failed to address the causes of migration from Central America while spouting empty rhetoric.

This public posturing was seen in Harris’s visit to El Paso in 2021, her only visit to the border. This trip came only after Lester Holt challenged her by stating that she had not been to the border yet despite handling migration. Harris replied by saying it wasn’t important whether she had visited. She continued, “And I haven’t been to Europe.” Beyond this, El Paso was not seeing significant illegal border crossings compared to other areas on the southern border at that time.