Joe Biden hired Kamala Harris to manage the …

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, (Photo) was chosen by President Joe Biden to take over the management of the migration crisis on the border with Mexico. Biden made the announcement as the two met with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “I can’t think of anyone more qualified”said Biden

“She agreed to lead this diplomatic effort”He added in reference to the dialogues that his vice-president is to establish with Mexico and with the countries of the so-called North Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). Most migrant minors who arrive in the United States come from these countries.

“People shouldn’t be coming to the border now” said Vice President Harris, in tune with the message Biden wants to convey. He also spoke of the need to strengthen the border at which thousands of migrants fleeing violence arrive in their countries of origin.

Before Biden’s announcement, in an interview with the CBS television network, Harris said she was frustrated with the overcrowding of undocumented minors on the border with Mexico. Harris’ work will focus on stopping the arrival of migrants through strengthening at the border and programs in which asylum seekers can process it from their countries of origin. He will also be responsible for overseeing diplomatic efforts to strengthen collaboration with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

The american president suggested that his predecessor Donald Trump bears part of the responsibility for the current immigration crisis, according to the newspaper The Washington Post. Trump announced in April 2019 the reduction of $ 450 million in aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. “This new rise in power that we are witnessing started under the last government, but it is now our responsibility”Biden said.

The US president’s announcement coincides with the White House delegation being sent to the border amid accusations by Republicans that the Biden government is not taking the necessary steps to stop the arrival of unaccompanied minors. The delegation visited the facilities at Carrizo Springs, a detention center for migrant minors operated by the Department of Health and Human Services. Although it is the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) controlled centers that have come under heavy criticism for not being designed for children or adolescents. Currently, CBP has approximately 5,000 minors in its custody.