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Border Crisis

'BORDER CZAR' SPEAKS: Kamala Blames GOP for Border Crisis, 'Unwillingness to Engage'

posted by Hannity Staff - 12.20.22

Harris previously said the border was secure.

According to a report from Fox News, Vice President Kamala Harris is blaming Republicans for the crisis at the southern border, citing an “unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform.”

President Biden declared Harris “border czar” last year.

From Fox News:

“And sadly, what we have seen in particular, I am sad to say, from Republicans in Congress is an unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform that could actually fix a lot of what we are witnessing,” Harris told NPR.

Harris, who was tapped by President Biden to address the root causes of the border crisis and effectively became the “border czar” in 2021, told NPR that the White House plans to increase technology and provide more agents to help at the southern border.

“I think that there is so much that needs to happen to address the issue,” she told the outlet before adding, “Reform of our immigration system can only happen through Congress in terms of the passage of an immigration bill that allows for a legal pathway to citizenship and a legal presence in the country.”

In September, Harris told NBC’s Meet The Press that the border was secure.

“The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed,” she told NBC’s Chuck Todd.

“We have a secure border in that that is a priority for any nation, including ours and our administration,” Harris added. “But there are still a lot of problems that we are trying to fix given the deterioration that happened over the last four years. We also have to put into place a law and a plan for a pathway for citizenship for the millions of people who are here and are prepared to do what is legally required to gain citizenship.”

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer shared the story on Twitter, reminding his followers that Democrats currently control both chambers of Congress and the White House.