Today, Vice President Kamala Harris pleaded with migrants from Central American countries to stay home in a speech in Guatemala during her first foreign trip.
Harris has the tricky task of reintroducing the United States as a friend and ally to the region while finding ways to reduce migration, which has often been Central America's only social safety valve amid worsening humanitarian conditions. Harris was blunt in her message to Central Americans, repeating the line, "Do not come."
To soften the blow, she framed the Biden administration's closed-door policy in a message of hope for the region.
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