Biden-Harris migration plan targets 'root causes' as border surge continues

The White House has unveiled its plan to address the root causes of migration, a long-term strategy that involves working with the private sector and foreign governments to bolster Central American countries, but it is expected to do little to stem the immediate surge of migrants arriving at the southern border.

The five-pillar blueprint aims to improve economic prospects in the region, combat corruption, advance labor and human rights, and counter trafficking, gang, and gender-based violence. A second document, a companion to the root causes strategy, outlines its implementation goals. One senior official billed the system as “the first of its kind.”