Democratic US Senator Mark Kelly was in Yuma on Monday to meet with representatives from the US Border Guard Yuma sector.
Senator Mark Kelly on whether the US-Mexico border situation is in crisis.
Senator Kelly said he saw migrant children being handled by border guards. He said what is happening at the border is a crisis, but not a public safety crisis, as many on the right have said.
“I’d say it’s a crisis,” Kelly told reporters. It is a humanitarian crisis and it is tragic to see young children at great risk of reaching our border. “
Senator Kelly said it was up to elected officials in Washington to address the root causes of migration, and it shouldn’t be a challenge for border communities like San Luis, Arizona, Somerton and Yuma.
Kelly also visited local leaders regarding COVID-19 relief funding as well as the Yuma Proving Site and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma during his visit on Monday.
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