VP Kamala Harris Will Play a Big Role at the Summit of the Americas

The Summit of the Americas is in session in Los Angeles.  As previously reported, President Biden is expected to release a declaration on migration at the Summit.

As detailed in this news report, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the latest effort to stem migration from Central America – $1.9bn in private-sector funding to boost job opportunities – hours before the first meetings of the Summit of the Americas.

“As point person on the politically fraught issue, Harris is set to take an outsized role at the Summit of the Americas . . . as part of a wider US push to foster what officials call a more cooperative approach with Latin American countries.”

Early on in the Biden administration, Vice President Harris was assigned to help formulate policies addressing the root cases of migration in North America.  Some have observed that immigration does not seem central to her many activities.

KJ