Posted on July 1, 2021. In the context of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ last visit to Guatemala, where she told Central American people “do not come” to her country, she also emphasized the need to deal with the “root causes” of migration. This has been a central issue for the Biden administration in the region. Although it certainly is essential to address the structural factors pushing thousands of people to flee their countries of origin, this concept has been coopted to excuse U.S. responsibility for the economic and social crises in the countries of the Northern Triangle (...