What to say instead

I’m imagining what could have been said differently by the Vice President earlier this week while she was in Guatemala. What would have been inclusive, acknowledging the differences that others endure, along with some of her own storytelling. For excerpts from statements made to the press;

I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border: Do not come. Do not come,” she said. “And I believe if you come to our border, you will be turned back.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/4/1/22359917/biden-border-mixed-messaging-crisis

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-do-not-come_n_

https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-guatemala-comments-media-brand-her-racist-months-ago-gutfeld