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bhikkhu

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6. The Biden admin has the right intention, but things are still pretty far out of balance

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 09:58 PM

Sep 2023

If you take a look at the current policy on Latin America, ( https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF10460.pdf ), it sounds good. But we spend maybe $2 billion on helping to mitigate the root causes of the problem, and then $25 billion minimum on border enforcement. It seems like we could save money in the long term if we were more committed to stable effective governments in Latin America, even if they were less than perfect politically or perhaps not welcoming to US corporate interests.

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Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 OP

Morally, we owe it to repressed people to given them refuge. As an aging population, we will Martin68 Sep 2023 #1

Cannot disagee more BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #4

I can and will continue to argue that immigration is a benefit to every healthy country. You should Martin68 Sep 2023 #17

Really? That accusation ends up with people being banned, so thank you for that BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #21

I completely agree that our foreign policy would focus more on helping these countries change the Martin68 Sep 2023 #22

US sanctions on Venezuela have backfired womanofthehills Sep 2023 #28

Not in my town though Polybius Sep 2023 #27

Here's an old article on the same topic. stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #2

Thanks for posting this. mountain grammy Sep 2023 #9

Historically, Venezuela was a part of Gran Colombia, ... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #25

Gran Colonbia was Bolivar's grand project, and he set himself up as a quasi-Emperor. Martin68 Sep 2023 #29

Ha! stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #30

Check out the title of Chapter 6 stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #31

Like most American nations, ... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #32

As humans endure climate change and social havoc Marthe48 Sep 2023 #3

This isn't even reasonably plausible BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #5

Let's try be creative Marthe48 Sep 2023 #7

There are initiatives to do this realistically BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #8

What personally would force you to move? Marthe48 Sep 2023 #10

The Biden admin has the right intention, but things are still pretty far out of balance bhikkhu Sep 2023 #6

Of yes, for sure Marthe48 Sep 2023 #11

We really need to stop sanctions on Venezuela womanofthehills Sep 2023 #13

+1. Get rid of the sanctions dalton99a Sep 2023 #14

But they will be for a long time coming, simply because of geography. CTyankee Sep 2023 #15

If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will V850i Sep 2023 #12

Nobody said it would be easy, but we have a better chance of it getting done right with a Biden CTyankee Sep 2023 #16

The migration of millions of people from the Middle East and Africa to Western Europe dalton99a Sep 2023 #18

Fascists will control this nation over my dead body Mysterian Sep 2023 #19

I agree. Immigration policy is our weakest link right now as Dems. NH Ethylene Sep 2023 #20

did it ever occur to you that immigration is an issue because Republicans have refuse to discuss Martin68 Sep 2023 #23

Of course I know that! I'm not blaming Dems. NH Ethylene Sep 2023 #24

Its about time someone said it. This shit is a GIFT to trump. oldsoftie Sep 2023 #26

It most certainly is tonekat Sep 2023 #33