Presented With Rise in Border Crossings, Harris Chose a Long-Term Approach to the Problem

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Instead, she was tasked in March 2021 with tackling the "root causes" of migration from the Northern Triangle and pushing its leaders -- along with Mexico's -- to enforce immigration laws, administration officials said.Harris' backers say she demonstrated leadership by leveraging her stature to win investments that might curb migration years down the road.
46% : "He also said there was no evidence that Harris pushed Mexico and the Northern Triangle nations to enforce immigration laws.
40% : As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump said he would build a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico and get Mexico to pay for it.
35% : Democrats have also blasted Trump for helping tank a bipartisan immigration bill earlier this year that would have increased funding for border security, including the hiring of new Customs and Border Protection personnel.
35% : While in office, Trump sought to tightly restrict asylum, which was challenged in the courts.
32% : Trump "has been talking a big game on securing the border, but he does not walk the walk," the vice president said last month in Atlanta.
28% : "Immigration becomes a big political issueImmigration has long been an issue that motivates Trump and his base of supporters, and polls show it is among the most important issues on the minds of voters.
27% : This time around, Trump has promised to oversee a "mass deportation" of migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.
24% : Trump was not able to complete the project, and Mexico did not fund the part of the barrier that was constructed.

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