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Miller Versus Biden: Competing U.S. Doctrines for Latin America

By Russell Crandall

A broad look at Washington’s policies toward the region as U.S. elections approach.

To the extent that the Trump administration has a policy toward Latin America, you could call it the Miller Doctrine – as formulated by White House adviser Stephen Miller, whose “zero tolerance” family separations have been a defining policy of Donald Trump’s time in office Of course, Miller isn’t only looking at Latin America; he’s an equal-opportunity restrictionist when it comes to keeping people out of the United States But his agenda has nonetheless dominated the White House’s view of the region, and become even more pronounced amid the COVID-19 pandemic...

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