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Harris El Paso visit 800 miles from illegal immigration ‘epicenter,’ Texas Democrat says

By Anna Giaritelli
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Harris El Paso visit 800 miles from illegal immigration ‘epicenter,’ Texas Democrat says

Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to visit the border city of El Paso, Texas, on Friday will keep her 800 miles away from the region that is seeing more than double the normal amount of illegal immigration.

Lawmakers who have begged Harris for months to visit the U.S.-Mexico border are unhappy about the White House’s plans not to visit the Rio Grande Valley. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas called the move a “politically safe trip.”

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Biden Administration Border Crisis El Paso Kamala Harris Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas White House