US President Joe Biden on Wednesday March 23 tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with handling the sensitive issue of the influx of migrants on the border between the United States and Mexico.
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I give you a difficult task
," he said during a meeting at the White House, the vice-president at his side.
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She agreed to lead this diplomatic effort
," he added, referring to discussions with Mexico but also El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, where most of the minors who come to the States come from. United.
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It is undeniable that this situation represents a real challenge
", replied the latter.
This is the first time that Joe Biden has entrusted his vice-president, always very present at his side, with a specific file.
A delegation made up of congressional officials and White House officials was due to visit near the border between the United States and Mexico on Wednesday.
This delegation will visit a reception center located in Carrizo Springs, Texas, said the White House, accused by Republicans of refusing to take the full measure of the crisis on the southern border, with in particular the arrival of many unaccompanied minors.
The executive clarified that the Ministry of Health had authorized the presence of a camera during this visit.
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The Biden government is very attached to transparency,
" the statement continued, assuring that the various ministries involved in the management of this crisis will endeavor to facilitate access for journalists on the ground.
In a column published in the
Washington Post
, photographer John Moore, author of a book on the border between the United States and Mexico, was indignant that we went from "
zero tolerance
" under Donald Trump to "
Zero access
" under Joe Biden.
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The current government came with a promise to make US migration policy more humane and transparent.
But it does not keep its promise on this second point, and it is therefore difficult to get an idea on the first,
”he wrote.