Kamala Harris talks migration crisis with Finland’s president

The problem is more than 6,000 miles and a great ocean away from him, but Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday asked Finland’s president to help stem the flow of migrants from Central America to the US-Mexico border.

Harris has faced Republican criticism for her few public events to address the crisis since President Biden asked her on March 24 to lead the response to a historic surge of illegal border crossings. Harris and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö “discussed the need for more coordinated international action to address the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle, and for sustained unity and vigilance to counter the destabilizing actions Russia continues to carry out across the Euro-Atlantic area,” Harris’ office said.