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    <div><b>By David Vergun</b> <span class="date">/ Published March 16, 2021</span></div>
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    An increase in migrants coming across the southern border, threats to the Western Hemisphere by China, and solutions to those and other problems were discussed today at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
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<p>Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck and Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller testified at the hearing. VanHerck is the commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Faller is the commander of the U.S. Southern Command.</p>

<p>"Now more than ever, I feel a sense of urgency about the global threats we face here in our neighborhood. This region is our home. This neighborhood is our home. It's a shared neighborhood. It's a hemisphere which is of vital national interest to the United States," said Faller.</p>

<p>The most significant threats facing the hemisphere are China and transnational criminal organizations, he noted. </p>

<p>The Chinese Communist Party, with its insidious and corrupt influence, seeks regional and global economic dominance, in its own version of a rules-based international order, Faller said. </p>

<p>As evidence, he said China is quickly growing its influence here in the Americas, working on over 40 port deals, dishing out significant loans for political and economic influence, pushing its own information technology structure, and engaging in predatory practices that include illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, mining and logging.</p>

<p>"We have seen many of these tactics in Asia and Africa. We can't let them prevail here in our neighborhood," he added.</p>

<p>Transnational criminal organizations pose a direct threat to U.S. national security, Faller said. They traffic in weapons, humans and dangerous drugs that claim tens of thousands of lives in America every year. </p>

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<p>"These murderous tactics have resulted in 43 of the 50 most violent cities in the world being here in this hemisphere, and they drive illegal migration, and they allow bad actors like China to gain influence," he said.</p>

<p>Dozens of nations, including Brazil and Columbia have conducted counter-transnational criminal operations and have assigned some of their forces to high-end training in the U.S., he said, praising their efforts.</p>

<p>Faller mentioned that the Drug Enforcement Agency cited Chinese money laundering as the number one underwriter of transnational criminal organizations.</p>

<p>On another topic, Faller said that the COVID-19 pandemic and two hurricanes have hit this hemisphere hard. According to the International Monetary Fund, the economies of Latin American and Caribbean shrank 7.4% in 2020. </p>

<p>"The impacts of the pandemic, like a perfect storm, will alter the hemisphere for years to come," Faller said.</p>

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<p>To help alleviate the suffering, Southcom stepped up humanitarian assistance programs, contributing to over 450 projects in the last year in 28 nations, he said.</p>

<p>"Overall, the United States is the leader in humanitarian assistance in Latin American and Caribbean," he said.</p>

<p>Southcom also works every day to build readiness for its military partners through security cooperation, Faller said. This includes institutional capacity-building, legal training, education and exercises.</p>

<p>"We focus on developing professional military forces that know how to fight and use lawful use of military force," Faller said, adding that Southcom also focuses on human rights training, programs to help women, peace and security programs and noncommissioned officer development.</p>

<p>A modest increase in investments in these programs and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance would be particularly helpful in aiding partner nations, Faller added, mentioning that Southcom only receives about 1% of DOD's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.</p>

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<p>Faller also praised the U.S. Coast Guard, which has worked alongside the other military services and partner nations in the region.</p>

<p>Regarding migration, particularly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, VanHerck said the number of migrants coming across the border has dramatically increased in recent months.</p>

<p>Besides those countries, an increase of migrants from other countries in Africa and Asia are also coming crossing the border, according to intelligence reports, he added.</p>

<p>VanHerck said Northcom is supporting the Department of Homeland Security in its effort to secure the southern U.S. border.</p>

<p>"We're providing support in the form of aviation support for detection and monitoring and ground support for vehicle maintenance as well," he said, noting that about 4,000 DOD personnel, almost all National Guard, are providing that assistance.</p>

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<p>Later in the day, Faller and VanHerck also held a joint Pentagon press briefing, where they spoke on related topics. </p>

<p>Faller said Cuba, Russia, Iran and China support a corrupt regime in Venezuela that harbors transnational terrorists. He said multinational efforts should go toward applying pressure on the regime.</p>
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