Early on in the Biden administration, it rolled out a two-pronged migration plan: A reversal of the most punitive elements of Donald Trump’s policy and rooting out the causes of migration from Central America, namely corruption.There is, however, a conflict at the heart of this approach. Calling out corrupt leaders could destabilize nations and encourage migration in the short term.We explore the calculus of the Biden administration’s migration policy. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff?smid=pc-thedaily">Natalie Kitroeff</a>, a correspondent covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. Background reading: <ul><li>President Biden promised to attack corruption in Central America head on, but that goal<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/world/americas/guatemala-corruption-migrants.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> has taken a back seat to cooperating</a> on stopping migrants from the region.</li></ul>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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