Vice President Kamala Harris's decision to visit the U.S. southern border in El Paso, some 800 miles from the epicenter of the surge in illegal immigration in the Rio Grande Valley, has been described by a Texas Democrat as "Politically safer."
Both Republicans and Democrats from border states have been urging Harris for months to visit the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Her planners told her that if you are going to go down to the border, go to something that's safer to go to, that is politically safer," Rep. Henry Cuellar said during a Thursday interview with Fox News.
"You just can't, you know, just go to one place, but she does check the box and go down to the border by going to El Paso," he added.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol apprehends the highest number of illegal migrants in the Rio Grande Valley sector of south Texas, which includes McAllen, Texas.
In fiscal year 2021 so far, CBP apprehended 271,927 people in the Rio Grande Valley, while El Paso had almost 114,000 apprehensions as of the end of May. None of the other border patrol sectors on the Southern border near that number to RGV. Overall, As of June 12, 1,040 kids were in CBP care and over 14,400 were in HHS care.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, representing the El Paso region, said she is looking forward to welcoming the vice president.
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Friday, June 25, 2021
Texas Democrat: Vice President Making ‘Politically' Safe Trip to Southern Border
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