The United States will come to the aid of Central American farmers to tackle one of the causes of the influx of migrants to the American border, announced Sunday the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris .
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The US Department of Agriculture "
will direct our attention and resources to help farmers in this region which has been devastated by climate and drought-related crises
," Kamala Harris told CNN.
A meeting scheduled for May 7
The Democratic Vice President has in fact been tasked by President Joe Biden with tackling the root causes of migration, of which climate change is one, at a time when the United States is grappling with the largest increase in fifteen years of migrant arrivals at their southern border. “
If parents and kids literally can't eat, if they don't have access to the essentials that everyone needs to live, of course they're going to run away,
” said Harris.
Kamala Harris will participate in a virtual meeting with the Presidents of Mexico and Guatemala, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Alejandro Giammattei, respectively, on May 7.
She also confirmed to CNN that she would visit these two countries in person, without specifying the date of her trip.
Read also: The United States will allocate $ 4 billion to Central American countries
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have promised the establishment of a more “
humane
”
migration policy
, and this issue plagues their start in office. They are accused by their Republican opponents of having created a real breath of fresh air at the border and of not having taken stock of the situation on the ground, with in particular the arrival of many unaccompanied minors who are fleeing violence and poverty.
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