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June 7, 2021

VP Harris Visits Guatemala, Urging President Giammattei to Crack Down on Migration
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In Guatemala, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei today to discuss U.S. economic
interests in the Central American country and efforts to further
militarize the region to prevent asylum seekers from reaching the
U.S.-Mexico border. This is Harris's first international trip as vice
president. Meanwhile, many Central American advocates continue to
denounce U.S. intervention in the region, which they argue is at the
root of corruption, extreme poverty and violence in Central America.
Harris will also travel to Mexico City Tuesday to meet with Mexican
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.


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