Kamala Harris Says Border Crisis Won't Be Resolved 'Overnight'

Kamala Harris said the situation at the southern border will not be "solved overnight" as it's a "complex" issue.

"The kind of work that has to happen is the diplomatic work that we have been engaged in, including my calls to the president of Mexico, the president of Guatemala," Harris said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"But it's not going to be solved overnight. It's a complex issue. Listen, if this were easy, it would have been handled years ago.

"This is about the Western Hemisphere. We are a neighbor in the Western Hemisphere, and it is also about understanding that we have the capacity to actually get in there if we are consistent. Part of the problem is that under the previous administration, they pulled out essentially a lot of what had been the continuum of work, and it essentially came to a standstill," she added.

Harris has been to various states including Illinois, New Hampshire and California, but has not visited the southern border ever since she became the Vice President. As for her future trips, she said that she is planning to visit Central America.

"We're working on the plan to get there. We have to deal with COVID issues, but I can't get there soon enough in terms of personally getting there," Harris said.

She added that she's working with Cabinet members and other officials to "give people some sense of hope that, if they stay, that help is on the way."

The efforts listed by her included a virtual trade mission to be convened by the Department of Commerce, the Department of Agriculture helping Central American farmers affected by drought and USAID increasing disaster response following devastating hurricanes in the region.

"Most people don't want to leave home, and when they do, it's usually for one of two reasons. They're fleeing some harm or they cannot stay and satisfy the basic necessities of life, such as feeding their children and having a roof over their head. That is a big part of what is going on. So I look at the issue of what's going on in the northern triangle from that perspective," Harris said.

By a stark 46 to 15 percent margin, voters say US border security is worse today than it was two years ago, reveals a Fox News survey.

Meanwhile, Harris' children’s book "Superheroes Are Everywhere" is part of welcome packs for migrant children arriving at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, which is a recently converted influx facility. The pack reportedly also has basic hygiene supplies and clothing.

The children’s book has positive messages like, "Whenever there’s trouble, superheroes show up just in time."

A White House official told Fox News that Harris didn't know about the welcome packs, and that these kinds of efforts are usually taken care by members of the community.