‘Do not come.’

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🗓️ 9 June 2021

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Summary

Vice President Harris delivers a blunt warning against crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. How the tax returns of the richest Americans are spurring talk of a wealth tax. And, the renewed popularity of Crocs during the pandemic.

In her first international trip as vice president, Kamala D. Harris attempted to thread a delicate needle on immigration: remaining stern on border crossings while offering incentives to would-be migrants to remain in Central America. Reporter Nick Miroff examines Harris’s two-day tour through Guatemala and Mexico and how the visit aimed to address the root causes of mass migration.

What are the wealthiest Americans paying in income taxes? According to Post finance reporter Todd Frankel, a new report from ProPublica reveals a startling answer - and breathes new life into calls for a wealth tax.

Retail reporter Abha Bhattarai and Post Reports producer Jordan-Marie Smith explore the pandemic popularity boost experienced by everyone’s favorite ugly shoe: Crocs.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi there, is the Mayor, Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.
0:11.0	Hey, it's Dossie, order to pick your brain on the truck.
0:13.0	Hi, my name's Janet Johnson.
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:17.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.0	It's Wednesday, June 9.
0:25.0	Today, Kamal Harris's blunt message about the border.
0:29.0	The tax returns of the Uber wealthy and the lasting comfort of Crocs.
0:36.0	And I want to emphasize that the goal of our work is to help Guadamans find hope at home.
0:47.0	At the same time, I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous track to the United States Mexico border.
0:58.0	Do not come.
1:01.0	So, Vice President Harris has been in Latin America this week.
1:06.0	Where has she been and what has she been doing?
1:10.0	So Harris went to Guatemala on Sunday night and spent a day there and then flew to Mexico for meetings with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
1:22.0	Nick Miroff is an immigration reporter for the post.
1:25.0	She returned to Washington on Tuesday and her assignment was to address the root causes of migration.
1:34.0	We'll recall that President Biden gave her this task back in March when legal border crossings really began to explode.
1:44.0	And this was her first foreign trip as Vice President.
1:48.0	And it was a difficult one. I mean this is a very tricky issue and I think some of the criticism from both members of her own party and from the Republicans of course really underscored the degree to which this is a tough issue.
2:01.0	One of many in her growing portfolio of difficult issues as Vice President.
2:07.0	Well, tell me more about that. How has Harris been navigating this trip and what is the criticism that she's gotten?
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