RNC hits Harris on border crisis with billboards, ads as she visits Texas: 'Too little, too late'
Fox News
Adam Shaw
June 25, 2021
"As Vice President Kamala Harris made her first trip to the border on Friday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) followed her to Texas with an on-the-ground ad campaign designed to highlight what it described as the 'failed policies' and 'open borders agenda' they say has fueled the border crisis.
"'Make no mistake, the Biden-Harris administration’s failed policies and reckless open borders agenda is the true ‘root cause’ of the raging border crisis,' RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. 'After more than 90 days of lying to the American people and fueling the crisis at the border, Kamala’s layover in El Paso is too little, too late.'
"Harris visited El Paso, Texas, Friday in her first trip to the border in the more than 90 days since she was appointed by President Biden to lead the diplomatic talks to solve what the administration has described as the 'root causes' of the crisis that has seen a massive surge in migrant encounters.
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"As part of its on-the-ground effort, the RNC purchased a mobile billboard in El Paso that will highlight the increase in migrants, criminals and some drugs that has happened in recent months.
"It shows statistics including a 3,166% increase of sex offender arrests in Del Rio Sector this fiscal year, 21.5 million doses of the deadly drug fentanyl seized in Texas, and the 21-year high in encounters of migrants at the border.
"The campaign also criticizes Harris’ decision to go to El Paso, which is generally not seen as a hot spot of illegal immigration, unlike others like the Rio Grande Valley sector – which has been hardest hit by the surge in migration.
"The RNC has also taken out ad campaigns in local outlets to target Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, for his support of the Biden administration. The committee also said it was blanketing the airwaves with surrogates and allies on radio and TV.
"'Americans know that while Biden and Harris are refusing to take accountability for the crisis they created, Republican governors and local leaders are stepping up to protect their citizens,' McDaniel said."
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