Douglas residents react to Vice President Kamala Harris’ first visit to the Arizona border

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (KGUN) — Before Vice President Kamala Harris’ first trip to the Arizona border, KGUN 9’s Reyna Preciado spoke to Douglas residents to ask if they thought Douglas was a good choice.

“Douglas is a good place to see it. But like I said, it’s not just us, it’s Bisbee, it’s Nogales, it’s everywhere honestly. In all the small towns, it n “It’s not just us,” said longtime resident Adrian Hernandez.

After Vice President Harris entered the race, she faced major criticism over what she did at the border under President Joe Biden. With Arizona being a swing state on the border, KGUN 9 asked Hernandez if he thought the visit came too late in his campaign.

“No, it’s not at all too late for a visit to the border. Come see, show people you care,” Hernandez said.

As for another longtime resident who has lived near the border most of her life, Ytzabell Rojas shared what she saw on a daily basis in Douglas.

“I’m sure Border Patrol knows more…but as someone who lives in the city, I don’t see any activity that would scare me walking the streets,” Rojas said.

Meanwhile, Hernandez spoke about the type of border-related criminal activity he grew up with, like being offered money for human trafficking.

“It’s a small town, there aren’t many jobs here. So they show you the money and your eyes open, you know. I was offered this, I didn’t accept it, but my friend certainly accepted it. And when they show you the money right outside the schools and you want to take it, you know. And it’s just that there needs to be more monitoring in schools, especially after school,” he said.

Vice President Harris spoke with Border Patrol agents about what they saw before her speech on border policy.

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