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Sep 2024
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Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

The New York Times
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As Vice President Kamala Harris moves into the final stretch of her campaign, one of the biggest issues both for voters and for Republicans attacking her is the surge of migrants crossing the southern border over the past four years.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, who covers the White House for The Times, discusses Ms. Harris’s record on border policy.

Guest: Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.

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