Vice President Kamala Harris embarks on her first foreign trip since taking office Sunday, heading south of the U.S. border to lead the administration’s efforts to stem the flow of migration from Central America
At the time, Biden called Harris "the most qualified" person to tackle the issue, with the role representing the first significant item in her portfolio.and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during her trip to each country.
"The vice president's strategy is built around catalyzing efforts across the United States government, regional governments as well, as well as private sector and philanthropic sectors and international partners," Harris' chief spokespersontold reporters. "We have three key focuses we will lay out: economic development, climate and food insecurity, and women and young people.
The vice president is slated to discuss how "the United States and Mexico can cooperate to bolster efforts in the Northern Triangle, and they will also talk about deepening the bilateral relationship, including on economic insecurity issues," with President Lopez Obrador, according to Hillary Quam, special adviser to the vice president for the Western Hemisphere.
For example, when the vice president planned to visit Wisconsin to tout Biden's infrastructure plan in May, the state's controversial GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who is up for reelection in 2022, said in a statement that she was welcome, "but she really ought to inspect the crisis President Biden created at the border."
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