Harris Seeks to Solve Migrant Dilemma Where Predecessors Failed
- Vice president to meet with Guatemalan, Mexican leaders
- Fix for root causes of mass migration eludes U.S. presidents
Migrants from Honduras temporarily live at a migrant shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on May 20.
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Three previous U.S. administrations have sought without success to stem the tide of migrants from Central America. Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Mexico and Guatemala next week hoping to emerge with a migration strategy that will work where others failed.
Harris -- deputized by President Joe Biden to deal with the historic numbers of migrants at the southern border -- has said the U.S. is committed to improving economic conditions in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador so their citizens have less reason to leave.