Vice President Kamala Harris was in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday to visit the border for the first time since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
An overwhelmingly Blue border town in GOP-dominated Cochise County, Douglas is where Republicans on the local board of supervisors are facing criminal charges for refusing to certify the 2022 election results.
The border is one of the most contentious issues for voters, with MAGA Republicans' constant criticism that the Biden-Harris administration hasn't been "tough enough" on immigration.
However, Republicans also voted against the bipartisan border bill introduced by House Democrats on Donald Trump's orders, as he feared it would hurt his campaign. Vice President Harris has repeatedly vowed she would sign that bill into law as President.
“The American people deserve a President who cares more about border security than playing political games,” Vice President Harris said.
During a previous campaign trip to Arizona last month, Vice President Harris directly addressed concerns regarding border security. The Vice President talked about her record as a District Attorney and how she prosecuted gangs that smuggled drugs and trafficked humans transnationally and at the border.
Estimates vary widely on how many people have entered the country illegally since the start of the Biden administration in 2021, but despite Fox News talking points, Vice President Harris never held the position of "border czar," a role that doesn't exist. Instead, President Biden tasked her with tackling the “root causes” of migration from three Central American nations — El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — that were responsible for a significant share of border crossings.