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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Kamala Harris's Visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The VP gives an immigration speech in Arizona, in an effort to address a political vulnerability. But she refuses to break with Joe Biden, while trying to shift blame to Republicans and Donald Trump, because they killed an immigration deal negotiated this year by Sen. James Lankford. Plus, JD Vance and Tim Walz get set for their first debate, and perhaps the last debate of 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

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Kamil Harris goes to the US-Mexico border

0:27.0

to give a speech, what did she say, and what didn't she say?

0:30.8

Plus, JD Vance and Tim Walls get ready to take the stage tonight in New York for

0:35.1

this year's vice presidential debate, which might also be the last debate of the

0:39.6

2024 campaign. Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

0:44.3

We are joined today by my colleagues, editorial board member, Manet Ugwe Berua, and columnist

0:50.2

Bill McGurn.

0:51.2

Kamala Harris was in Douglas, Arizona on Friday, meeting with Border Patrol officers,

0:57.0

walking a section of the fencing between the United States and Mexico, and of course, giving

1:02.3

a political speech. Here is part of what she said.

1:05.6

And as president I won't only bring back the border security bill that Donald Trump tanked.

1:11.8

I will do more to secure our border. To reduce

1:16.4

illegal border crossings, I will take further action to keep the border closed

1:22.2

between ports of entry.

1:24.0

Those who cross our borders unlawfully will be apprehended and removed

1:30.0

and barred from reentering for five years. We will pursue more severe criminal

1:36.1

charges against repeat violators. She also said this let me be, I reject the false choice that suggests we must either

1:45.1

choose between securing our border or creating a system of immigration that is safe, orderly,

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