U.S. VP Harris to discuss migration with Guatemala’s Arévalo at White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Guatemala’s new liberal president, Bernardo Arevalo, at the White House next week to discuss bolstering democracy and addressing the “root causes” of migration from Central America, officials told Reuters.
Harris has led the U.S. administration’s efforts to address the causes of a spike in migration from countries in Central America to the United States, and drawn criticism from Republicans for becoming a failed “border czar.”
Her meeting with Arevalo on March 25 was designed to underscore U.S. support for the new Guatemalan leader after the anti-corruption crusader’s own inauguration was delayed in January by opponents seeking to weaken his authority.
Immigration has become a major topic in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and one that Republicans have sought to wield as a weapon of vulnerability against Biden and his fellow Democrats.