Kamala Harris, With Blunt Language on Border, Forges Immigration Imag

BEFORE flying to Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip, Vice President Kamala Harris faced questions over how she would approach her role as the face of President Biden’s plan to bolster the region and deter migration to the United States.

After weeks of criticism from Republicans and some moderate Democrats who argued that the administration lacked a clear strategy on migration, Ms. Harris came to Central America with a blunt response: The administration’s focus would be asserting control over its borders, even if that meant turning away, for now, those fleeing persecution and poverty whom the vice president has promised to help in the long run.

Ms. Harris was similarly candid about the need to address the root causes prompting migrants to make the long, dangerous trek north from Central America, despite the hundreds of millions spent by the United States to improve prospects in the region. In