What Can We Expect As VP Harris Visits El Paso For Her First Trip To The U.S.-Mexico Border?
Things That Matter  Following her first trip abroad to Guatemala and Mexico  which many from both the left and the right called a total disaster  Vice President Harris is in El Paso, TX for her first visit to the U.S-Mexico border since taking office. Many had criticized her for supposedly heading up the administrations efforts to overhaul the immigration process without having visited the border region. Vice President Harris is touring border patrol facilities for the first time as vice president. Breaking: Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border this week, amid an unrelenting chorus of criticism from Republicans over her failure to visit there https://t.co/ouro9BDReg  POLITICO (@politico) June 23, 2021  The vice president is in El Paso as part of her role addressing the root causes of migration after weeks of pressure from her political opponents about going there in person. In her first trip to the region since taking office, Harris has faced difficulty in navigating the thorny politics of her assignment, taking heat from both Democrats and Republicans for not visiting the border sooner. In her visit to El Paso, Harris was joined by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has led efforts on bipartisan immigration reform, and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, who represents the El Paso area. Harris toured a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility, where she met with nonprofit organizations and legal service providers as well as young girls from Central America. She also visited the El Paso del Norte Port of Entry, one of the countrys busiest pedestrian border crossings. VP Harris spoke to reporters about the causes of immigration but also how its fundamentally part of the U.S. history. Kamala Harris is heading to the U.S. southern border Friday as part of her role leading the Biden administration's response to a steep increase in migration. https://t.co/48bn0shiGI  ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 25, 2021  Most people dont want to leave home and when they do its usually because they are fleeing some kind of harm or they cannot take care of the simple and basic needs of their family by staying where they are, Harris said shortly after arriving. And so we are here today to address and to talk about what has brought people to the U.S. border and again to continue to address the root causes which cause people to leave and flee their home country.  Meanwhile, Sen. Durbin also pointed out how immigration is integral to the success of the U.S.  Immigration is a critical element in the history and future of the United States. When you look at the challenges of immigration today, one of the greatest challenges is Congress has failed to pass any significant change in immigration laws in 35 years. We have a broken immigration system. Many people complain about it but its up to Congress to do something. Durbin said shortly after arriving in El Paso. Please email us at corrections@wearemitu.com