“Don’t go. Don’t go. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our borders, ”Harris warned at a press briefing for Guatemalans who are considering illegal migration to the United States.
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“If you come to our border, you will be sent back,” she added.
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The US administration has been struggling with an unprecedented influx of migrants from the so-called Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala) for several months.
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In March, President Joe Biden instructed Harris on his right hand to resolve the issue in person.
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Liberal and conservative politicians often point to the vice president for still not visiting the southern border. Harris commented on the criticism in an interview with NBC.
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“We will go to the border. We’ve been there before, “Harris replied. When the moderator reminded her that she was not personally, she replied somewhat sarcastically:
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“I was not in Europe either. I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. I do not ignore the importance of that border. “
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According to experts, most migrants leave their homes mainly due to the huge level of poverty, violence and government corruption.
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“I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border: Do not come. Do not come.”
— VP Kamala Harris during news conference with Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei pic.twitter.com/dYNwu7STbS
— The Recount (@therecount) June 7, 2021
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“I am in Guatemala now because I focus on the causes of migration. Some people may think that it is not important, but I firmly believe that if we are interested in what is happening at the border, then we must also be interested in what is causing the situation. And I do, “Harris said.
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