costa rica where the focus was mostly on migration. but as gabriel, and as on the reports from san jose, most costa ricans have more pressing concerns right now. and diplomacy with the u. s. costa rica is witnessing a cope with 19 crisis. the number of infections more than doubled last month 267000. and the number of deaths 810, was the highest since the start of the pandemic. a 2nd cope wave worse than the 1st is keeping away most tourists who usually flocked to this country. and for jimmy hernandez, a van driver and tour guide that is meant he said little to do these days. but in order, a tourism right now, because of the pandemic, has gone down almost 40 percent, it's affecting almost every one some days. we can't work other days, we can. so it's affecting us a lot. people say the situation everywhere is bad. so many places are close like businesses, so many people can't work and unemployed. so this pandemic is so difficult how it's affecting people financially, costa rica as a country of 5000000 people. of those only 11 percent have been fully vaccinated. and well, that might not seem like a lot compared to most other countries in central america. it is according to

u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin is in town to meet with costa rica, president carlos alvarado father discussed among other things, a growing surge of migrants from central america along the u. s. southern border for blinking. costa rica isn't the problem. but much of the rest of central america is we meet at a moment when democracy and human rights are being undermined in many parts of the region. we see this in the erosion of judicial independence, the craft on independent media and n g o. this, the buying a political opponents, the crashing of anti corruption efforts. in april alone, a record 178000 migrants were stopped at the southern us border, trying to enter the us. of those nearly half or more than 80000, came from just 3 central american countries. el salvador, on doris guatemala. the us has contentious relationships with the leaders of all 3 countries. salvador president bu kelly recently fired the attorney general and all members of the supreme court in washington views as an illegal power grab in her duties. president juan orlando hernandez is under investigation in the u

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u. s. southern board up gabriel. i was under reports bustling with activity downtown san jose, the capital of costa rica, a country was steady, economic growth, politically stable democracy in a world leader in environmental policies. add it all up and this is why the tiny central american country, a 5000000 people is often called shining success story. it is not a mistake then the us secretary of state antony blinkin is in town to meet with costa rica, president carlos alvarado cas. either discussed, among other things, a growing surge of migrants from central america along the us. southern border for blinking, costa rica isn't the problem. but much of the rest of central america is we meet at a moment when democracy and human rights being undermined in many parts of the region. we see this in the erosion of judicial independence, the craft on an independent media and n g o. this, the buying a political opponents, the clashing of anti corruption efforts. in april alone, a record 178000 migrants were stopped at the southern us border, trying to enter the us. of those nearly half or more than 80000, came from just 3 ce

u. s. relationship with the central america and trying to gain more partnerships here with the countries that make up this important region. he came here to costa rica for no mistake. he was no coincidence . he came here because this is the most economically advanced country in the region with a strong democracy with very close ties to the united states. and while this visit was about really trying to talk about democracy, human rights, security and climate change make no mistake about it. the key issue was, is the biden ministration feels that they are facing a crisis that their southern border of migrants coming into the united states. just in april, there are a 108000 people that were apprehended that the southern border of those about half came from 3 countries, all countries here in central america, el salvador, honduras, and guatemala. and that's why biden is here to meet with the foreign ministers of those countries to try to get a better sense of how they can help the economies here. so people don't feel they need to take that very dangerous journey north to find a better life. the problem though, is that the united states has very contentio

secretary of state is heading to costa rica, aiming to follow through on the president's charge and to tackle the root cause of immigration. it comes as a search in migrants to the u. s. southern border continues with the government grappling for a solution. anthony, blinking is due to meet foreign minister is from several latin american states in what his department called a search for regional solutions. well, let's go now live to gabrielle is on the who is in san jose for us. so tell us a little bit about the timing of blinking visit. well, this is going to be blinking 1st trip to central america or latin america for that matter. since becoming a secretary of state. so it's significant in that regard. so visually, what he's coming here to do is typical business with colleagues down here talk things as democracy, human rights, the economy, even climate change, that's officially. but an officially, the focus is very, very much going to be on migration because divided ministration fields. and so they're facing and illegal migration crisis on the u. s. southern border. and in order to deal with that, the bite and ministration feels that they need to engage with the re

. secretary of state is in costa rica, aiming to follow through on the president's charge to tackle the root cause of immigration. this comes as a surgeon, migrants to the u. s. southern border continues with the government grappling for a solution. anthony blinking is due to meet foreign ministers from several latin american states in what his department has called a search for regional solutions. we'll talk, we'll focus on the nor than triangle a term coined in the us, referring to 3 central american countries. they are guatemala, honduras, and they'll salvatore and their shared social economic challenges. now most people in the region either live in poverty or work in the so called informal sector and leaving them without support or protection and the economic pressures of the crone of ours. and then they have made their situation that much tougher. many flea the tranquil do so to escape a crime and corruption. el salvadoran honduras have the highest homeless side rates in the world. well, in 2014, the obama administration gave $750000000.00 to address the root causes of migration and the northern triangle in 2019 that aid was frozen by the trump administ