Things Are Bad in Central America

For John, BLUF:  This immigration problem the nation faces is, in part, the result of our own neglect.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Here is an article from The Miami Herald way back in late February of this year, talking about El Salvador.  It isn't "turtles all the way down", it is corruption all the way down.

Not that I am encouraging the movement of the population of El Salvador to the US, but many of them may actually be hoping for a better life up here.

This is a result of decades of US Presidents, the Department of State and the US Congress ignoring our neighbors to the South.  Leo Carrillo was right, back in 1957, when he said that it was time to stop pouring money down the sewers of Europe and Asia and focus on our neighbors to the south.  Now we are reaping the consequences.

The fact that the news today says that Massachusetts won't be hosting immigration children does not mean that a month from now we won't.  This is a long term crisis and it needs a "whole of government" solution.  What are our elected representatives doing to provide the needed long term solutions?

Regards  —  Cliff