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What Kamala Harris did – and didn’t do – on immigration and the border
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Vice President Kamala Harris was asked by President Joe Biden to lead the administration’s diplomatic efforts to reduce problems at the U.S.-Mexico border; Her role included working with three Central American countries to improve living conditions and lower the odds that migrants would leave; Harris has never been in charge of the border, as the Department of Homeland Security manages migration; Migration from the three Central American countries during the Biden administration has fallen 35 percent, but it is difficult to tie the reduction to Harris’s efforts; Harris's immigration role has included boosting U.S. aid to Central America, traveling to the region, and discouraging potential migrants from making the dangerous journey to the United States; Republicans have criticized Harris for the Biden administration's handling of the border, but Democrats blame Trump and his allies for the failure of a bipartisan bill on border security; Harris's efforts have focused on private and public investment in Central America to create jobs and improve living conditions; Since her call to action, more than 50 companies have invested over $5.2 billion and created more than 70,000 jobs in the region; The decline in migration from Central America may be attributed to factors such as gang crackdowns, new leadership, and increased enforcement in the region; Northern Central Americans are no longer the biggest group arriving at the border, as the number of people from China, Venezuela, and other nontraditional nations has increased; Harris has pledged to continue the Biden administration's hard line approach to the border if she becomes president.
#KamalaHarris #Immigration #Border #CentralAmerica #JoeBiden #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #Migration #Republicans #Democrats
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/17/kamala-harris-immigration-border-republicans/
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Vice President Kamala Harris was asked by President Joe Biden to lead the administration’s diplomatic efforts to reduce problems at the U.S.-Mexico border; Her role included working with three Central American countries to improve living conditions and lower the odds that migrants would leave; Harris has never been in charge of the border, as the Department of Homeland Security manages migration; Migration from the three Central American countries during the Biden administration has fallen 35 percent, but it is difficult to tie the reduction to Harris’s efforts; Harris's immigration role has included boosting U.S. aid to Central America, traveling to the region, and discouraging potential migrants from making the dangerous journey to the United States; Republicans have criticized Harris for the Biden administration's handling of the border, but Democrats blame Trump and his allies for the failure of a bipartisan bill on border security; Harris's efforts have focused on private and public investment in Central America to create jobs and improve living conditions; Since her call to action, more than 50 companies have invested over $5.2 billion and created more than 70,000 jobs in the region; The decline in migration from Central America may be attributed to factors such as gang crackdowns, new leadership, and increased enforcement in the region; Northern Central Americans are no longer the biggest group arriving at the border, as the number of people from China, Venezuela, and other nontraditional nations has increased; Harris has pledged to continue the Biden administration's hard line approach to the border if she becomes president.
#KamalaHarris #Immigration #Border #CentralAmerica #JoeBiden #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #Migration #Republicans #Democrats
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/17/kamala-harris-immigration-border-republicans/