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Sen. Tim Scott tours border near Yuma, meets with local health and ag leaders

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican presidential candidate from South Carolina, speaks to local health and ag leaders at Yuma Regional Medical Center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
Victor Calderón/KAWC
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican presidential candidate from South Carolina, speaks to local health and ag leaders at Yuma Regional Medical Center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican presidential candidate, was in Yuma Friday morning in the latest visit by a GOP elected official to tour the U.S-Mexico border and meet with local leaders.

Sen. Scott of South Carolina went out to the border early Friday with the Yuma County sheriff and filmed a live interview with a national news network. Scott then met with area health and ag leaders at Yuma Regional Medical Center.

He said as president he would finish the border wall, double the Border Patrol and "crush the cartels" that he said are responsible for allowing fentanyl into the U.S.

Scott announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination May 22 in North Charleston, S.C.

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Stay tuned to KAWC for more from Sen. Scott's visit to Yuma.

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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