Biden Admin, With VP Harris in Lead, Looks to Slow Illegal Immigration From Northern Central America

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting with U.S. government leaders and private sector representatives to address the root causes of migration from northern Central America, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington on Feb. 6, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Feb. 6 launch of a public-private economic development initiative designed to improve financial and job opportunities in the northern Central America nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which are nations in turmoil and beset with high levels of crime and government corruption.

The kickoff of the initiative, Central America Forward, was held in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building section of the White House.