Kamala Devi Harris

“ And so the focus that we are bringing to our work in the Northern Triangle is really about assessing and figuring out what we might do to encourage economic development, addressing what we know is — is present there in terms of the need to address issues that relate to integrity of government, rule of law, and corruption — but looking at it also in the context of what we can do with the resources we have to assist on issues like agriculture, farming, water irrigation. ”

“ And by way of introduction to the discussion, as everyone knows, a few weeks ago, the President asked me to take on a role of leadership in addressing the root causes of migration and to focus on the Northern Triangle countries, similar to the work he did when he was Vice President years ago.
And so the work we are doing is informed by that approach and that strategy and that direction. It is work that also is informed, for me, by certain — just basic principles and beliefs.
One is that most people don’t want to leave home. They don’t want to leave the place where their grandparents lived. ”

“ We have to figure out how we’re going to assess our impact.But let me be clear — and everyone who’s been working on this, you know, for decades will tell you: It will not be obvious overnight. The work we have to do is going to require a commitment that is continuous, that we institutionalize with our partners. ”