Escobar lays out border talking point for Harris

• In short, point the finger at Congress to take action.

Background: Escobar is a national co-chair of the Harris campaign and one of four co-chairs of the Democratic National Convention, which runs through Thursday.

What they're saying: "Congress has failed for decades to reform immigration," Escobar said during an Axios House interview with Axios' Niala Boodhoo in Chicago, the site of the convention.

• "It's really on Congress to fix things legislatively, but everyone points the finger at the White House. It's dereliction of duty of Congress going back decades."

Catch up quick: Earlier this year former President Trump, working with House Republicans, scuttled a far-reaching immigration reform effort that had enjoyed bipartisan backing in the U.S. Senate.

• Immigration remains a top issue for many Americans.

Between the lines: Escobar said Democrats have "got to win up and down the ballot and eliminate the filibuster around immigration reform."

• "I'm tired of executive orders on immigration. It's why Dreamers live so precariously.
• "What I want to see from Harris-Walz is their really pushing us to come to compromise."