Republicans Call Harris the Border Czar. What Immigration Role Does She Really Have?

Kamala Harris’ ascent as the likely Democratic nominee for US president spurred a revival of the Republican attack on her performance as the Biden administration’s “border czar.” House Speaker Mike Johnson called her “inept” in that role. House Republicans voted to condemn her “failure to secure” the border and got six Democrats to join the symbolic resolution.

But Harris never had such a title and was never assigned such a job. President Joe Biden tasked her specifically with addressing root causes of migration to the US from three countries in Central America. She has not been a major player in direct efforts to manage illegal crossings at the US-Mexico frontier.