Watch: Kamala Harris tells Guatemala migrants ‘don’t come’ to US

On June 7 (native time), Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, instructed Guatemalan migrants to not come to the US. Harris was on her first international journey because the VP. She stated, “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.”
“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 throughout information convention with Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei pic.twitter.com/dYNwu7STbS— The Recount (@therecount) June 7, 2021
She additional added that the United States would proceed to implement its legal guidelines and safe the borders. Notably, former President Trump was criticized extensively on a number of events for his insurance policies in opposition to unlawful immigrants.
Migrants need to discover a authorized approach to enter the US
Harris echoed the stand of President Joe Biden’s administration that the migrants need to search for a authorized pathway to come back to the US. Otherwise, they might be turned away in the event that they cross the border illegally. Earlier, it was reported that the Biden administration is trying to overhaul the present immigration applications to make the method simpler and cheaper. Interestingly, since Biden took workplace, a file variety of migrants have arrived on the US border, together with a whole bunch of unaccompanied migrants.
There have been claims that the rise within the variety of migrants on the border is linked to the “nice guy” picture of President Biden. However, Biden refuted the claims and claimed that the surge is due to the climate and pure disasters in South America. He additionally blamed former President Trump for the restricted authorized pathways for authorized immigration within the US. He stated, “He dismantled all the elements that exist to deal with what had been a problem, and has been continuing to be a problem for a long time. What we’re doing now is attempting to rebuild the system that can accommodate what is happening today.”
Harris blamed corruption for migration
During her journey, Harris blamed corruption in South America for the migration of the folks to the US. She introduced that the US would create a activity drive that will work with the native prosecutors to embed a “sense of hope” within the locals in order that they don’t flee their homeland. She stated, “We are creating this task force to address corruption, to address human smuggling, doing the work to make sure certain progress be made if we are going to attract investment.” The activity drive would comprise officers from the Departments of Justice, Treasury and State.
Harris additional added that folks flee their homeland to save lots of themselves from some type of hurt. She stated, “Most people don’t want to leave where their grandmother lives. When they do, it’s because they are fleeing some type of harm, or because to stay means they cannot provide for their essential needs and the needs of their family.”