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OBITUARIO/U.S. NEWS Diabierna 30 Juli 2021
Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s
root causes
(AP) — Vice President Ka-
mala Harris said Thursday
that efforts to address root
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di causes of migration from
nada three Central American
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi countries won’t produce im-
sosega. mediate results as she un-
E ta hibami na awa trankil, veiled a broad strategy that
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. expands on principles the
Salmo: 23 Biden administration previ-
ously outlined.
Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di:
Harris said the United States
alone cannot tackle deep-seat-
ed motives for people to leave
Guatemala, Honduras and El
Salvador, including corruption,
violence and poverty. The gov-
ernments of Mexico, Japan and to getting it right.” countries to address migration
South Korea, along with the flows. The 14-page document
United Nations, have commit- Harris noted that she recently summarizes earlier announce-
ted to joining the push, she said traveled to Guatemala, “where ments and espouses goals that
without elaborating. one of the largest challenges is Biden and top aides have out-
corruption.” On Tuesday, the lined before. They include ex-
The plan, which avoids dead- Biden administration said it sus- panding protections and job op-
lines, supports short-term relief pended cooperation with Guate- portunities in countries where
for migration pressures like ex- mala’s Attorney General’s Office people are leaving, creating more
treme weather while commit-
ting sustained attention to long- after the firing of the agency’s legal pathways to come to the
Karel Bernardus Coffie term motivations for people to top anti-corruption prosecutor, United States and fostering “se-
*10-09-1939 – †27-07-2021 leave their countries. saying it “lost confidence” in the cure and humane management
country’s willingness to fight of borders.”
corruption.
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues. “We will build on what works, Harris’ task, which Biden as-
and we will pivot away from The White House also released a sumed when he was President
what does not work,” Harris “Collaborative Migration Man- Barack Obama’s vice president,
wrote in an introduction to the agement Strategy,” which Presi- is enormous in scope and com-
20-page plan. “It will not be easy, dent Joe Biden ordered in Feb- plexity, and the administration
and progress will not be instan- ruary to outline how the Unit- has struggled for short- and
taneous, but we are committed ed States will work with other long-term responses.
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not Saturday
want. He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures; he leadeth me beside the still (AP) — The Biden adminis- decision by the CDC to further Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director
waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth tration announced Thursday extend this eviction moratorium of the Centers for Disease Con-
me in the paths of righteousness for his it will allow a nationwide ban to protect renters at this moment trol and Prevention, said in June
name’s sake. Psalm 23 on evictions to expire Satur- of heightened vulnerability,” the this would be the last time the
day, arguing that its hands White House said in a statement. moratorium would be extended
With great sorrow but greatful for are tied after the Supreme “Unfortunately, the Supreme when she set the deadline for
everything she did for us, we announce Court signaled the morato- Court has made clear that this July 31. It was initially put in
the passing of: rium would only be extended option is no longer available.” place to prevent further spread
until the end of the month. of COVID-19 by people put out
The court mustered a bare 5-4 on the streets and into shelters.
The White House said Presi- majority last month, to allow the
dent Joe Biden would have liked eviction ban to continue through Housing advocates and some
to extend the federal eviction the end of July. One of those in lawmakers have called for the
moratorium due to spread of the majority, Justice Brett Ka- moratorium to be extended due
the highly contagious delta vari- vanaugh, made clear he would to the increase in coronavirus
ant of the coronavirus. Instead, block any additional extensions cases and the fact so little rental
Biden called on “Congress to ex- unless there was “clear and spe- assistance has been distributed.
tend the eviction moratorium to cific congressional authoriza-
protect such vulnerable renters tion.” Congress has allocated nearly
and their families without delay.” $47 billion in assistance that is
The moratorium was put in By the end of March, 6.4 million supposed to go to help tenants
pay off months of back rent. But
place last September by the Cen- American households were be-
Jennifer Joseph ters for Disease Control and Pre- hind on their rent, according to so far, only about $3 billion of the
*29-07-1965 - †18-07-2021 vention. the Department of Housing and first tranche of $25 billion has
“Given the recent spread of the Urban Development. As of July been distributed through June
delta variant, including among 5, roughly 3.6 million people in by states and localities. Some
Date and place of burial will those Americans both most like- the U.S. said they faced eviction states like New York have dis-
be announced later ly to face evictions and lacking in the next two months, accord- tributed almost nothing, while
vaccinations, President Biden ing to the U.S. Census Bureau’s several have only approved a few
would have strongly supported a Household Pulse Survey. million dollars.