California Gov. Newsom has traveled to El Salvador to learn about the poverty and violence forcing thousands to flee and demonstrate an alternative to what he called President Trump's demoralizing rhetoric about the Central American nation.
"I think it's important to let folks know that's not our country," Newsom said. "That's an individual in our country who happens at this moment to be president."
Newsom, a Democrat who took office in January, chose El Salvador as his first international trip because California is home to both the United States' largest Salvadoran population and its busiest border crossing. Mayor Ernesto Muyshondt of San Salvador, the capital city, said he hopes Newsom can use his political influence to halt the cuts to U.S. aid, saying the cuts will halt the countries' progress and could cause more people to flee. He joined Newsom at the San Salvador cathedral where Romero is buried.
"The tragic circumstances that drive migrants from their homes should remind us that we have people living in crushing poverty in our own communities. Our attention and resources should be focused there," Republican state Assemblyman Devon Mathis said in a statement.
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