BORDER BATTLE

KEILAR President Biden tapped ░░░░░░░░ President Harris to lead ░░░░░░░░ administration s effort to ░░░░░░░░ stem the migration on ░░░░░░░░ southern border back in ░░░░░░░░ This morning there s ░░░░░░░░ CNN reporting about the ░░░░░░░░ risk for Harris being ░░░░░░░░ to problems at the ░░░░░░░░ and how aides are ░░░░░░░░ to distance her from ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Natasha Bertrand ░░░░░░░░ here with more on ░░░░░░░░ This is pretty fascinating ░░░░░░░░ What s going on ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so back in ░░░░░░░░ when President Biden first ░░░░░░░░ that Vice President Harris ░░░░░░░░ be taking on this ░░░░░░░░ dealing with stemming migration ░░░░░░░░ the southern border from ░░░░░░░░ Northern Triangle countries there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of confusion ░░░░░░░░ what her role would ░░░░░░░░ be Was it going ░░░░░░░░ be a border assignment ░░░░░░░░ she was actually responsible ░░░░░░░░ stemming the tide of ░░░░░░░░ to the border and ░░░░░░░░ resources there and making ░░░░░░░░ that this was a ░░░░░░░░ manageable situation or was ░░░░░░░░ going to be focused ░░░░░░░░ on the root causes ░░░░░░░░ migration that were actually ░░░░░░░░ people to the border ░░░░░░░░ the first instance Well ░░░░░░░░ kind of seized on ░░░░░░░░ confusion and they made ░░░░░░░░ seem as though Vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris was going to ░░░░░░░░ the new border czar ░░░░░░░░ she was going to ░░░░░░░░ responsible and be the ░░░░░░░░ to the border and ░░░░░░░░ responsible essentially for all ░░░░░░░░ the problems that arise ░░░░░░░░ And so when her ░░░░░░░░ kind of saw this ░░░░░░░░ mischaracterized by some media ░░░░░░░░ and by Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ swirling about whether she ░░░░░░░░ was going to visit ░░░░░░░░ border in her new ░░░░░░░░ they kind of were ░░░░░░░░ by this because her ░░░░░░░░ was always going to ░░░░░░░░ focusing on these Northern ░░░░░░░░ countries and the root ░░░░░░░░ of this They saw ░░░░░░░░ being linked to the ░░░░░░░░ as a potentially politically ░░░░░░░░ assignment and task because ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ situation and it s ░░░░░░░░ that has vexed many ░░░░░░░░ previous administrations trying to ░░░░░░░░ out how to both ░░░░░░░░ up with a humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ Administration excepted come up ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian approach to immigration ░░░░░░░░ also trying to say ░░░░░░░░ the border is closed ░░░░░░░░ that people need to ░░░░░░░░ in the proper way ░░░░░░░░ very politically fraught situation ░░░░░░░░ the Vice President and ░░░░░░░░ is why now they ░░░░░░░░ emphasizing and they have ░░░░░░░░ that she is going ░░░░░░░░ be focused more on ░░░░░░░░ efforts on dealing with ░░░░░░░░ leaders of those countries ░░░░░░░░ trying to really get ░░░░░░░░ the causes of why ░░░░░░░░ are leaving these countries ░░░░░░░░ begin with KEILAR You ░░░░░░░░ it s politically fraught ░░░░░░░░ from how the Biden ░░░░░░░░ has responded to the ░░░░░░░░ For a long time ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ it a crisis Right ░░░░░░░░ you know that this ░░░░░░░░ just one of those ░░░░░░░░ situations so maybe it ░░░░░░░░ politically not one you ░░░░░░░░ to be tied to ░░░░░░░░ said she does have ░░░░░░░░ portfolio right dealing at ░░░░░░░░ with the root causes ░░░░░░░░ the problems How is ░░░░░░░░ work on that progressing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah What we re ░░░░░░░░ is that she is ░░░░░░░░ involved in crafting the ░░░░░░░░ s regional strategy for ░░░░░░░░ with the root causes ░░░░░░░░ migration She s briefed ░░░░░░░░ by The National Security ░░░░░░░░ on these issues She ░░░░░░░░ meeting with immigration experts ░░░░░░░░ she s doing round ░░░░░░░░ And she s focused ░░░░░░░░ everything from governance to ░░░░░░░░ change to tackling food ░░░░░░░░ in these countries to ░░░░░░░░ get at what is ░░░░░░░░ these people to surge ░░░░░░░░ the border Of course ░░░░░░░░ gang violence all of ░░░░░░░░ is within her remit ░░░░░░░░ she has wanted to ░░░░░░░░ both internally and publicly ░░░░░░░░ her team has come ░░░░░░░░ and said publicly Look ░░░░░░░░ do not own the ░░░░░░░░ at the border we ░░░░░░░░ not managing the issues ░░░░░░░░ the border This is ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ This is for the ░░░░░░░░ on the NSC who ░░░░░░░░ dealing explicitly with this ░░░░░░░░ in the southwest United ░░░░░░░░ and the Vice President ░░░░░░░░ be dealing exclusively with ░░░░░░░░ and this is why ░░░░░░░░ s making this trip ░░░░░░░░ Mexico and Guatemala next ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR All right We ░░░░░░░░ be watching that trip ░░░░░░░░ great reporting Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”