USA has our first (acting) woman President!

Don't assume. Read.

Her absense at one meeting proves nothing.

In the day and age, how and why do you need to actually see the border with your own eyes? There's really nothing to gain from a personal visit,

There are 150 books about Trump. Many people are on the record. You don't need unnamed sources to document the chaos of his administration.

What policies encourage people to try to cross the border? And where did the administration promise to house and feed them? I recall very specific statements from both VP Harris and Biden discouraging people.

The State department can only work so fast, especially when former decimated their ranks. They were also hampered by let's see, a global pandemic and an agreement made by the previous administration with a deadline. 17,000 interviews is not a reasonable expectation or task given those parameters.

It's coming, right after Obama's cost cut of a typical family's health insurance premium by up to $2,500 a year happens. 

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Today's High-Level Security Dialogue marks an important new phase in the US-Mexico security partnership.

We will work together under a new framework to guide our joint efforts, and work toward our shared goals of security and prosperity for our two nations.
12:27 PM · Oct 8, 2021·Twitter Web App
Her not being at this important meeting when she's tasked with border security, doesn't look like someone doing a good job.


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You mean this meeting on security?  Why should VP Harris go to a meeting about security when she is tasked with finding the root cause of why migrants are leaving their country?   I believe if you check you will find Secretary Mayorkas did not accompany VP Harris on her trip to Central America.  By not going was he not doing his job?




U.S.- Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue
OCTOBER 04, 2021
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STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
The United States and Mexico remain committed partners on security cooperation to protect our citizens and to make our nations safer and stronger. On October 8, a U.S. delegation, led by Secretary of State Blinken, will travel to Mexico City to take part in the first U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD), in recognition of the enduring partnership, mutual respect, and respect for sovereignty that compels us to face security challenges together. Members of the delegation will also include Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols, and National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez. This Dialogue comes at a time when the threats of the 21st century become more complex, and know no borders. The Dialogue will build on discussions in previous months on protecting our people, preventing transborder crime, and pursuing criminal networks, while promoting human rights and the rule of law.




A due date isn't the issue in looking like she's not doing a good job when she hasn't even mentioned it since she went almost 6 months ago. That's NOT a doing a good job.


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Is this what you are looking for?  It’s been out since July.


FACT SHEET: Strategy to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America
JULY 29, 2021
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STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order that called for the development of a Root Causes Strategy.

Since March, Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading the Administration’s diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. She has worked with bilateral, multilateral, and private sector partners, as well as civil society leaders, to help people from the region find hope at home. This complements work done throughout the U.S. government over the last six months to learn lessons from prior efforts and to consult with a wide range of stakeholders to inform the development of this strategy.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing the Root Causes Strategy—a core component of our Administration’s efforts to establish a fair, orderly, and humane immigration system. This Strategy identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates actions to improve security, governance, human rights, and economic conditions in the region. It integrates various U.S. government tools, including diplomacy, foreign assistance, public diplomacy, and sanctions.

Implementation of the Strategy will rely on the expertise of a wide range of U.S. departments and agencies, with support from governments in and outside the region, civil society, the private sector, multilateral organizations, international financial institutions, and the U.S. Congress. These partnerships will bolster the impact of the Strategy through informing programmatic interventions, leveraging political will, and mobilizing necessary resources. The U.S. government will coordinate a place-based approach, targeting those areas where migrants are most likely to come from.

The Strategy is organized into five pillars:

Pillar I: Addressing economic insecurity and inequality;

Pillar II: Combating corruption, strengthening democratic governance, and advancing the rule of law;

Pillar III: Promoting respect for human rights, labor rights, and free press;

Pillar IV: Countering and preventing violence, extortion, and other crimes
perpetrated by criminal gangs, trafficking networks, and other organized criminal organizations; and

Pillar V: Combating sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence.
The Vice President and the Administration have already taken action – notable accomplishments include:

Addressing immediate humanitarian needs including vaccines. On April 26, Vice President Harris announced $310 million in urgent relief to help address the acute factors of migration, including from hurricanes, the pandemic, and drought caused by climate change. To date, we have allocated over $250 million of the total funds, reaching over two million people. We also provided over 10 million COVID vaccine doses to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Countering corruption and democratic backsliding. Vice President Harris has been direct and unwavering in highlighting the problems of corruption, the need for reforms, and the vital importance of demonstrating commitment to the rule of law, judicial independence, human rights, and a strong civil society—including during her bilateral meeting in Guatemala. Working with the Department of Justice, the Vice President launched an Anticorruption Task Force that will include U.S. prosecutors and law enforcement experts to investigate and prosecute corruption cases with a nexus in the United States and the region.

Addressing security concerns of mutual interest. Vice President Harris launched Anti-Migrant Smuggling Task Forces in both Mexico and Guatemala and secured commitments to increase border enforcement. She reached an agreement with the Mexican government to restart the high-level dialogue focused on the trafficking of weapons and drugs.

Internationalizing our efforts. The Vice President has said, “The United States cannot do this work alone.” She has reached out to international partners to highlight the need for increased support for Central America and secured commitments from a number of countries. She successfully encouraged the United Nations to develop a regional Humanitarian Response Plan to mobilize international donor support for the region.
Working with the private sector. On May 27, Vice President Harris launched a Call to Action for the private sector to make new commitments in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to expand economic opportunities. The initial group of 12 companies and organizations committed to helping over 13 million people, offered to provide $750 million in resources, and established a non-profit organization to support economic development efforts in the region – The Partnership for Central America. These initial commitments will provide financial services to small business owners, internet access and digital banking to rural communities, housing for low-income families, and reduced barriers to higher education. Since the launch, over 150 companies and organizations have expressed interest in joining the Call to Action.

"A senior administration official said Harris' role would focus on "two tracks": BOTH curbing the current flow of migrants AND implementing a long-term strategy that addresses the root causes of migration.
So yeah, I'd say skipping a border security meeting says she's not doing a very good job.

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Today's High-Level Security Dialogue marks an important new phase in the US-Mexico security partnership.

We will work together under a new framework to guide our joint efforts, and work toward our shared goals of security and prosperity for our two nations.
12:27 PM · Oct 8, 2021·Twitter Web App
Her not being at this important meeting when she's tasked with border security, doesn't look like someone doing a good job.



A due date isn't the issue in looking like she's not doing a good job when she hasn't even mentioned it since she went almost 6 months ago. That's NOT a doing a good job.



How can you solve a problem you refuse to even go look at? That's not doing a good job.

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Her job is not to deal with the conditions at the border nor the security at the border.  Other people in the Administration are responsible for that.  


Well I wasn't there, but CNN is reporting it. Are you telling me NOW CNN is not reliable?




You didn't have a problem with gossip from unnamed sources when it was about Trump.


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With trump, all the unnamed sources did was confirm what one suspected trump was capable of doing.

Because every time he opened his mouth he made it clear he was a ignorant lazy bully who was a corrupt pathological liar.



The policies that encourage people to make the dangerous trek to the border. Like getting rid of the remain in Mexico policy. Like promising to house and feed them when they get here. Border crossers saying they waited for Biden's policies before they came across.
Those things give a market to human traffickers. Those policies are putting women and children in danger.

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You do remember that when VP Harris was South of the border she told them not to come. Right.  So that kind of goes against what you are saying.

And President Biden is deporting a lot of the migrants.  

What the Biden Administration is doing is treating the people allowed into the country as human beings unlike dumpster don’s administration who treated them like trash.  

As to that remain in Mexico thing, at one point they were going to dump those waiting for their asylum trials in the middle of some jungle.  But I guess you would be ok with that.  But I’m not sure how it be for the women & children.

Jeh Johson, Obama and other Democratic officials I don't remember at the moment are not Republican's pushing the lie.

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You do know that President Obama deported thousands and thousands of migrants trying to enter this country don’t you?  That kind of goes against the idea of “open borders” don’t you think?

Once again Democrats don’t support open borders.  There are some who want to increase the numbers allowed into this country but even that is not “open borders”.



Leaked Email: Biden State Department Obstructed Private Rescue Flights From Afghanistan


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From your article..


”Citing possible security threats to both those on board the airplanes and those on the ground at Department of Defense airbases, the State Department also said that “charter flights, even those containing American citizens, would not be allowed to land at Defense Department (DOD) airbases,” effectively grounding the evacuation mission.”


Let me repeat that …


“Citing possible security threats to both those on board the airplanes and those on the ground at Department of Defense airbases, the State Department also said that “charter flights, even those containing American citizens, would not be allowed to land at Defense Department (DOD) airbases,” effectively grounding the evacuation mission.”



Then Biden should have done that BEFORE he pulled American protection out.

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You sound like a petulant child stomping her little feet.  But here’s suggest.  Run for President & win and then you call tell how easy it is to do these things.

SHE was tasked with that.
"Harris' role would focus on "two tracks": both curbing the current flow of migrants and"
Going to a border security meeting and seeing the crisis in person is just as valid in "curbing the flow of migrants" as traveling to Guatemala is to "find the root causes".



You seem to be confirming then, that you don't have a problem with unnamed sources. Unnamed sources are NOT the problem, did I get that right?



You do remember the policies they set completely contradict the "don't come" message she was forced to give after it was pointed out that the policies are encouraging them to come? Often pointed out by the migrants themselves.
So no, it doesn't go against what I said. 



That doesn't save the women and children from the danger they're in from making the trek that the policies encourage.



Explain what you mean by this vague accusation.



Did they do it?
And whether or not they did, how does that help the women and children Biden and Kamala are responsible for now?



No, it doesn't. What does that have to do with Harris/Biden administration having open borders?



As I said before even Jeh Johson, Obama and other Democratic officials I don't remember at the moment, feel like these are basically open borders with the Biden/Harris administration.



Also from the article...

“No independent charters are allowed to land at [Al Udeid Air Base], the military airbase you mentioned in your communication with Samantha Power. In fact, no charters are allowed to land at an [sic] DoD base and most if not all countries in the Middle Eastern region, with the exception of perhaps Saudi Arabia will allow charters to land,” the official told Montalvo in the email, adding that the organization would “need to find another destination country, and it can’t be the U.S. either.”

The State Department official went on to say that even if the organization conducting the evacuations were to reach an agreement to land their evacuees in another country, the State Department would not give the go-ahead or “approve” of the charter flight, leaving organizers few options.

I repeat:
“need to find another destination country,"
"even if" 
"the State Department would not give the go-ahead or “approve” of the charter flight"




Showing that even if you get permission to GET THESE AMERICANS OUT OF IMMEDIATE HARMS WAY, PERMISSION TO GET THEM TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE WE CAN VET THEM, WE WILL NOT COOPERATE IN FACILITATING THAT.

All that, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken is PUBLICLY saying “We’re working around the clock with NGOs, with members of Congress and advocacy groups, providing any and all information AND DOING ALL WE CAN TO CLEAR ANY ROADBLOCKS THAT THEY'VE IDENTIFIED to make sure that charter flights carrying Americans or others to whom we have a special responsibility can depart Afghanistan safely.”

And yet, the State Department is THE ONLY THING PREVENTING THE FLIGHTS FROM LEAVING AFGHANISTAN.




The Biden administration saying one thing publicly and saying something else entirely in a leaked email. 



Interesting take after the last 5-6 years of petulant children stomping their feet in the other direction.

And mostly... not at ALL a good answer to the fact that BIDEN SHOULD NOT HAVE REMOVED THE MILITARY BEFORE HE GOT ALL OF THE AMERICANS AND ALLIES OUT.
Actually, your answer was a really petulant, foot stomping answer to that fact.

I disagree. She was tasked with curbing the current flow of migrants.
I guess she was better suited to go visit a daycare center at the time then? A visit to a daycare center was more in line with curbing the flow of migrants in the border than a high level meeting about the border with important border information. I don't think the word security dismisses the valuable first hand knowledge she missed out on like you think it does. But okay.

Visit a daycare center. Like she's just the first lady, not the Vice President.

Expecting the state department to complete 17,000 interviews before August with Covid and a decimated State Department as a result of the Trump administration is not a rational reason.

Nor is missing one meeting a rational reason. Expecting her to be responsible for security when it's not in her job description nor something she has taken on is not a reasonable reason, either.

I think we're all aware of her poll numbers. Many of the people who disapprove of VP Harris have been brainwashed by Fox, other conservative media and Republicans who have targeted her.

What policies encourage people?

You're avoiding the obvious answer that encouraging people to come here is bad.

And we were not talking about the Canadian border. We’re talking about the Mexico border.

You have to say that part out loud, that you don't want people of color fleeing violence and poverty to come here.

I'm not sure what part of this comment is the most offensive.  I'm offended for both VP Harris and Jill Biden.  Suggesting that visiting a day care center is beneath them or unimportant is insulting to American families who depend on day care.  Insulting to the caregivers that work there.  Funding for childcare is a really important piece of the Build Back Better plan.  Jill Biden is a college professor who cares deeply about education.  She is a bright, educated, intelligent, articulate, eloquent, caring, compassionate, kind, empathetic, capable First Lady, especially compared to the last one.

I didn't jump on the bandwagon.  I missed it when I read your post the first time because you were spouting more nonsense about the border and VP Harris's job & responsibilities.  You still have not answered the questions, why is it important to visit the border?  And if the policies are  encouraging people to come, why is that bad?

And you keep ignoring the facts about the Afghanistan withdrawal.  Like the fact that the former president negotiated a deal and the Biden administration was stuck with a deadline.  So, 17,000 interviews before August is not a reasonable expectation given the limitations set by the former administration.