The American vice president, Kamala Harrisand the Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo of León, will gather on Monday, March 25 at White House to board the causes that drive irregular migration from Central America to the United Statesin a new attempt to search solutions still freak that reaches dimensions record in the region.
The White House announced in a statement the meeting, which will be first of Arevalo a USA as president.
The meeting will have symbolic importance show US support. to the democracy in Guatemalaafter some state actors, including the attorney general, Consuelo Porrasthey will try to prevent Arévalo will take possession last January.
According to White Housethe objective will be strengthen las bilateral relations between both countries and advance their joint efforts by promote development, consolidate democracy and address “the root causes” from migration from Central America a USA.
Specific, Harris and Arevalo will talk about new initiatives to address the factors that encourage irregular migration and will address ways to improve the citizen securityguarantee respect for the human and labor rights, combat gender violence and generate more economic opportunitiesdetailed the White House.
Harris leads the efforts of the Government of Joe Biden to tackle the “root causes“that are behind the increase in migration from Central America toward USA and among which are violence, lack of economic opportunitiesthe endemic corruption and the effects of climate change.
During the visit, Harris and Arevalo They will also participate in a meeting with government leaders, business and of the civil society within ‘Central America Forward‘, an alliance public-private driven by the US that has mobilized more than US$4.2 billion in investments private for Central America.
The new Government of Guatemalachaired by Arévalo, will be in April the host a regional meeting of ministers on migration to coordinate a response to the high migration flows of the continent.
In fiscal year 2023, recorded more than 2.4 million of migrant detentions in the southern border of the United Statesa record number.
The immigration issue has become one of the most important issues of the US presidential elections next November, in which the American president, Joe Bidenwill look for your re-election.
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