Why is Kamala Harris in Guatemala?
KAMALA Harris is currently in Guatemala speaking with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei. The American VP is there on behalf of the Biden administration. VP Harris and President Giammattei were in talks on Monday, June 7, 2021, in Guatemala to address the growing issue of migrants coming from the Central American country to the United States. This is VP Harris' first official overseas trip. And she said that she had a great conversation with President Giammattei. "We had a robust, candid and thorough conversation," she said. 3 First official trip Credit: EPA  She also emphasized the importance of the Guatemalean migrants to not migrate to the United States improperly. "Do not come. Do not come. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our borders," she said. "If you come to our border, you will be turned back." While Republicans have been notoriously "tough" on immigration, Democrats have not. 3 VP Harris has a stance on immigration that's different from her party's typical stance Credit: Reuters  That, however, has changed with VP Harris' stance on immigration. Most read in News TRUMP LETS FLY Viewers think Trump had 'pants on backwards' during wild GOP speech HIGHWAY 'MURDER' Murder charges expected after boy, 6, killed in 'road rage' shooting BIG APPLE CRIME Cops searching for man who 'grabbed woman & tried to rape her on sidewalk' TRAGIC PRICE Fisher-Price sleeper recall after 4 babies died including 11-week-old infant RON FOR DON Trump says he'd consider 'great guy' DeSantis as running mate in dig at Pence VEEP IN DEEP Protesters taunt Harris with 'Trump won' signs during Guatemala visit  As she made clear on her Twitter page, VP Harris believes that the world is interconnected, but it needed to be so in such a way that was healthy and conducive to the needs of the United States, as well. "Our world is interconnected and interdependentand we know that what happens abroad impacts security and prosperity at home in the United States," she said. "That is why I am in Guatemala today."