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Kamala Harris faces diplomatic pitfalls in tackling migration from Central America
Noah Bierman, Tracy Wilkinson
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a virtual meeting with experts on Central America from the White House complex Wednesday. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
Republicans have been pounding Vice President Kamala Harris for weeks, asking when she'll travel to Central America and Mexico to begin face-to-face talks about curbing the flow of migrants seeking to enter the United States.
Behind the scenes, Harris’ advisors have a different question: Who can she meet with?
Worries over extensive government corruption in the region, particularly in Honduras, underscore the challenge Harris faces in leading the Biden administration's diplomatic efforts to reduce immigration from the countries that make up the so-called Northern Triangle, which also includes El Salvador and Guatemala. While Harris is supposed to focus on the conditions that drive so many people to leave home, such as poverty and violence, some of the leaders she must meet are considered complicit in those problems.

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