This is more evidence that the Biden Admin is full of it when it comes to fixing the border crisis. The Biden Admin was forced to reinstate the “remain in Mexico policy” that Trump had in place by court order, and they are still upset about that as it is. But now it is coming out that Harris, the border Csar, was likely really sitting on her hands. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei just let the cat out of the bag when he said that Harris and Biden haven’t said word one to him since June.
“We had many conversations with your ambassador, but [between] my presidency and the White House, no. I spoke once to Joe Biden because I introduced myself. Then we had the visit of Vice President Harris. On matters of state and migration, we had Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas. Aside from that direct communication, no we have not had it.”
Giammattei then went on to explain much needs to be done to fix the border.
“Giammattei said that there is “much to be done” to fix the migration crisis affecting both nations, as Guatemalans flee, often illegally, into the United States.
“First of all, migration can’t be stopped on the basis of circumstantial causes. It needs to be stopped on the basis of structural causes,” he said, pointing to the drug cartels that are largely in Mexico who also smuggle Guatemalans and other humans into the U.S.
“It’s a big business to run trafficking-person schemes. It’s a $4 billion business for these criminals. And therefore we need to address structural causes,” Giammattei added.
Giammattei recalled telling Harris that as a former prosecutor in California, she likely understands the U.S. criminal code can be strengthened to better eradicate the problems.
He told Roberts that the federal government could better enforce and strengthen federal crime statutes against coyotes or the individual human traffickers themselves.
“Then the U.S. can ask us to expand our extradition conditions — and with that, these coyotes would land in a federal prison with very severe penalties. This is something that drug traffickers fear,” Giammattei said.”
So the Guatemalan president had ideas on how to fix the border, but Harris didn’t have the time to go see him or the border. Seems about right with this Administration.