The progressive New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticized Vice-President Kamala Harris for saying undocumented migrants from Guatemala should not come to the US. On her first foreign trip as vice-president, Harris visited Guatemala on Monday. But she also had a clear message that undocumented Guatemalan migrants would not find solace at the US border under the Biden administration. Do not come.”00:48 Kamala Harris tells migrants 'do not come' during talks in Guatemala – videoLater on Monday, Ocasio-Cortez criticized Harris on Twitter, calling her comments “disappointing to see”. In April, according to CNN, more than 178,000 migrants arrived at the US-Mexico border, the highest one-month total in two decades.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2021 16:11 UTC