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On the US-Mexico border, the records of Trump and Harris reflect the national mood of less immigration, not more

  • Written by William McCorkle, Assistant Professor of Education, College of Charleston
imageMigrants at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, watch the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Sept. 10, 2024. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto/Getty Image

In late July 2024, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris released a campaign ad about the U.S.-Mexico border that resembled something out of the Republican playbook.

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