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Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey learned that Biden appointed VP Harris to oversee the effort to resolve the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Fox News.
Ducey said that Harris is “the worst possible choice” for the job.
Ducey noted that Harris said does not consider the border “a problem or a serious threat.”
If President Biden's intent was to show he's taking the crisis at our border seriously, he's actually done the complete opposite by selecting V.P. Harris to lead on this issue. He's completely trivialized this issue by putting someone in charge that flat out, just doesn't care. pic.twitter.com/LCvotQomTa
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) March 24, 2021
“If President Biden’s intent was to show that he’s taking this seriously, he’s really done the exact opposite,” Ducey said.
Biden called Harris “the most qualified person” to take charge of the situation
“It’s not her full-responsibility job, but she is leading the effort because I think the best thing to do is to put someone who, when he or she speaks, they don’t have to wonder about, is that where the president is,” Biden said, according to the Washington Post. “When she speaks, she speaks for me.”
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The Biden administration has in recent weeks moved to open more than 10,000 new beds across the Southwest in convention centers and former oilfield camps.
It notified Congress on Wednesday that it will open a new 3,000-person facility in San Antonio and a 1,400-person site at the San Diego convention center. HHS is also opening a second site in Carrizo Springs and received approval from the Defense Department Wednesday to begin housing teenagers at military bases in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas.
GOP lawmakers say Biden administration’s decision to reverse Trump-era immigration policies prompted the latest surge in migrants. The White House has argued that Biden inherited a chaotic situation and is working to stabilize the border.
Political observers say that this is the first major task for Harris as vice president and could have a lasting impact on her own future as a presidential candidate.
