Vice President Harris Focusing on ‘Root Causes’ of Migration, Not Border: White House

President Joe Biden listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Vice President Kamala Harris is going to focus on what causes people to illegally cross into the United States, the White House said on Monday.

Harris is leading the effort to address the “root causes” of migration, “not the border,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington.