US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the US border with Mexico for the first time since taking office
The visit to El Paso is scheduled for Friday. Ms. Harris has been criticized on both sides of the political spectrum for not going to the border with Mexico despite she taking on the lead role of President Biden’s administration to tackle the growing immigration situation.
National Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will accompany Ms Harris on the trip. So far, Ms Harris has focused her efforts on improving the economic and living conditions in the region.
Vice President Harris aides have insisted that its focus differs from the security issues faced by U.S. officials who are trying to address the increase in border crossings.
Ms. Harris has been tasked by President Joe Biden to address the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States.