Kamala Harris lists for Giammattei the list of factors why Guatemalans migrate to the US | Video | CNN

“There are factors that we call root causes of immigration, such as poverty and lack of economic opportunities, extreme weather and the lack of measures to adapt to climate change; corruption and lack of good governance, as well as violence against women, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ people and also Afro-descendants. We want to work with you to address these pressing factors and root causes, to offer you hope that the people of Guatemala remain in their homes, "was part of what US Vice President Kamala Harris said to Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei. Both politicians had a new meeting in virtual call to find ways to reduce the migratory flow from Central America to the US For their part,Giammattei commented that his government is "very interested in being partners with the United States in common goals to be able to eradicate not only poverty, but the causes that are the origin of many of our ills."

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