‘Trump’ card

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign tries to turn the larger issue of immigration from a burden into a strength and hopes to counter a series of frequent, sharp political attacks from former President Donald Trump. Her campaign announced Wednesday that Harris will be in Douglas, Arizona, across the border from Agua Prieta, Mexico.

An aide to Harris, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a still-planned trip, said the vice president plans to speak about border security and how, as California’s former attorney general, she cracked down on international gangs and criminal organizations that traffic drugs, weapons and people. She has also long believed the country needs an immigration system that is safe, fair, orderly and humane, the aide said.

Trump has built his campaign in part around calls for stricter immigration measures and the southern border, even supporting the use of police and military forces to carry out mass deportations if elected in November. Harris has increasingly tried to seize on the issue and push back against her opponent, though polls show voters trust Trump more on this.

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