for many, many years doing work that is directly about supporting and interacting with folks who are immigrating to the united states and who are crossing this border. my trip to guatemala and mexico was about addressing the root causes. the stories that i heard and the interactions that we had today reinforce the nature of those root causes, a lack of economic opportunity, very often violence, corruption, and food insecurity, and basic needs not being met, including fear of cartels and gang violence. so, the work that we have to do is the work of addressing the cause, the root causes. otherwise, we'll continue to see the effect, what is happening at the border. it is going to require, as we have been doing, a comprehensive