Obama wants $1 billion to curb Central American immigration
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama wants to spend $1 billion to help curb illegal immigration from three Central American countries, according to the president's budget request.
The request was outlined in the president's $4 trillion budget request sent to Congress Monday.
The administration first proposed financial aid to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala last year after more than 51,000 children from those countries were caught crossing the border alone. At the same time, more than 69,000 people traveling as families, mostly young mothers and children from Central America, were also apprehended at the Mexican border.
The spike in children apprehended at the border caught the Obama administration off guard, despite years of increasing numbers of unaccompanied children found trying to sneak across the border. The situation strained resources within the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services departments, both of which are responsible for dealing with children caught crossing the border alone.
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jwirr
(39,215 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)unfortunately the way the GOP responds to Obama proposals isn't always very enlightening.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)adieu
(1,009 posts)Give the money to legitimate NGOs and have them put the money to good use in those Central American countries to create opportunities and value.
Really, once you light the fire in that area, and not let the greedy richer folks take the money away, you will have people leaving the US to return to Central America. Heck, you'll have poor(er) Americans going down there for opportunities.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Make a decent living.
roody
(10,849 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)America caused the situation and it doesn't want to take responsibility, just send the refugees back to their deaths.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)roody
(10,849 posts)pampango
(24,692 posts)keep the poor people out. Helping poor people anywhere is not part of their agenda.