No matter how many times Greg Abbott and Trump lie about her being a failed “border czar,” Harris’ responsibility was to mitigate the root causes of migration, which, unsurprisingly, she accomplished. Initiatives established by the Biden Administration and instituted by Harris have included numerous investments in jobs for the region by American corporations.

1. Gap committed to increasing its material sourcing from Central America, aiming for $150 million and is expected to create 5,000 additional jobs in the region​.
2. Visa plans to invest $270 million over the next five years to integrate more people and small- to medium-sized businesses into the global financial system​
3. AgroAmerica, a family-owned food corporation is investing $100 million across several projects, including a food ingredients refinery, a banana plantation, and an avocado plantation and processing plant, which will create 1,000 permanent jobs​ with living wages.
4. Nespresso (Nestlé) is supporting over 7,500 coffee producers with regenerative agriculture practices and training​​.
5. Target has committed to increasing its spending by $300 million in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by 2033.
6. Columbia Sportswear plans to create over 6,900 jobs in the region by purchasing up to $200 million in products​​.
7. Millicom is investing an additional $350 million by 2025 to expand and maintain its mobile and broadband networks​ in the region.

Those are plain and stubborn facts, not the political untruths being spread by Abbott and Trump. Lying, of course, has worked effectively in modern American politics, but there is a rising hope it’s time is almost done.

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