Root Causes Strategy

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Root Causes Strategy (RCS) or U.S. Strategy to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America is a federal government/private sector approach to address the root causes of illegal immigration into the United States from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (collectively called the Northern Triangle of Central America).

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The strategy was initiated when on February 2, 2021, when President Biden signed an Executive Order that called for the development of this plan. [1] The plan, led by Vice President Harris, consists of private sector investment into the Northern Triangle countries in order to develop the region and curb illegal immigration into the U.S.. [2]

Five pillars

The strategy consists of five pillars: [1]

Chronology of events

In February 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border. [3] The order is referred to as the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy (Migration Strategy). [4]

The following is the chronology of the events in terms of actions by Vice President Harris:

Criticism and analysis

According to the Associated Press article Takeaways: Harris’ approach to migration was more nuanced than critics or allies portray it: [12]

Migration from those three Central American countries did gradually drop, though experts say it’s unlikely that Harris’ plan was a major factor.

Ariel Ruiz Soto, a senior policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group stated: [13]

It was focused on a long-term scenario and it was focused on countries that are no longer the primary sending countries.

USAID 2023 Results

In a 2023 report to Congress by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), examples of the success were reported in terms of the pillars of the program:

2023 Report Results
PillarVery RobustRobust
ISuccess with assisting in the use of technology and assistance to small to medium-sized businesses.Jobs, education reach, workforce development training, and children's nutrition
II Anti-corruption trainingJustice sector personnel
III Human rights defenders, labor rights actors, and rights of journalists
IV Youth crime and violence prevention
V Gender-based violence crimes

Notes:

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