In an interview with ABC News published Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a question about whether the Biden administration would be willing to compromise on immigration and the border, saying she would be willing if Congress took up the administration's national security policies. It would be great.” I have it.
ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce said, “Mayor Adams (D) said that even the compromises and bipartisan issues that have been discussed as part of this larger funding package are not enough on their own. “There is a lack of urgency.” Washington on this issue. Is your government responsible for it? ”
“It's no secret to anyone that our immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed. And it would be great if we could get bipartisan agreement to make that happen,” Harris said. And I think it's a tragedy that there are certain so-called leaders who are playing politics on this issue. Shortly after taking office, the first bill President Biden introduced in Congress was to fix our immigration system. Do you think we brought that up? No.”
Bruce continued: “So where are you going to compromise on this issue?'' The president said, you're talking about this and you're going to make some concessions on this. where? “
Mr. Harris replied: “Well, I'll tell you, first of all, we have a security package that includes $15 billion to deal with border issues. It would be great if they took that up. .”
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