Vice President Harris Calls Southern Border ‘Secure’ Under Biden Administration

By Hayden Sparks

Hayden Sparks

Hayden Sparks is a senior reporter for The Texan and a lifelong resident of the Lone Star State. He has coached competitive speech and debate and has been involved in politics since a young age. One of Hayden’s favorite quotes is by Sam Houston: “Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.”
Sep 15, 2022
Sep 15, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris, who leads border security policy in the Biden administration, claimed in a television interview that the border is already secure.

When asked about illegal immigration in an apperance with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, Harris criticized the Trump administration.

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