NW Valley Times

U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) said she saw "firsthand the reality of VP Harris’ failures" on the southern border when she visited the Tucson border sector. 

"I visited the Tucson sector of our Southern Border and saw firsthand the reality of VP Harris’ failures," Lesko said in a post on X. "Hundreds of military-age males from around the world, massive fentanyl busts, and children as young as a few months found alongside the road. It's like a 3rd world country."

Biden announced on March 24, 2021 his appointment of Harris “to lead efforts to stamp migration across the U.S.-Mexico border.”

"This new surge we’re dealing with now started with the last administration, but it’s our responsibility to deal with it humanely and to stop what’s happening," said Biden. "This increase has been consequential, but the vice president’s agreed – among the multiple other things I have her leading and I appreciate it – agreed to lead our diplomatic effort and work with those nations to accept the returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders."

Since Harris’ appointment, the “surge” of illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly the Arizona portion, has grown worse.

There have been 406,441 total encounters in the Tucson Sector during fiscal year 2024, reported U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with 225,725 of these encounters being from citizens of Mexico, 75,610 from Guatemala, 3,096 from Honduras, 2,892 from El Salvador, and 99,118 from citizens from other countries.

During fiscal year 2024 to date, CBP has arrested 35,178 illegal aliens who have previous criminal convictions or who are wanted by law enforcement.

13.828 of these arrests have been made by the U.S. Border Patrol, and 21,350 of these arrests have been made by the CBP’s Office of Field Operations. The CBP’s 2024 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

Rep. Lesko (R-AZ) recently voted in favor of a resolution that condemned Vice President Harris for her failure to secure the U.S. border, as well as the border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1371, a resolution condemning the border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, on July 25.

The final vote was 220 - 196, with six Democrats voting to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris for her "failure to secure the United States border" after being tasked with the duty by President Joe Biden at the beginning of their administration. 

Lesko, serving Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, was first elected to the U.S. House in May 2018 and has been reelected for a third term. She is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, serving as vice chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and on additional subcommittees related to energy, climate, and commerce.