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U.S., Supporting Mexico's Plan, Will Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America
The United States, joining an effort by Mexico, will commit to investing billions in Central America in hopes of ending the poverty, violence and drug-trafficking that are driving thousands of people in the region to undertake the difficult trek to the United States, the State Department announced on Tuesday.
Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, introduced what he called a "Marshall Plan" last week to address the root causes of Central American migration: a $30 billion initiative to invest in the region and welcome migrants into Mexico with visas, health care and employment.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration signaled its support for the plan, saying it was committing $5.8 billion in private and public investments in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of that amount, however, was previously committed or contingent on the identification of "commercially viable projects."
Also at The Washington Post and The Hill.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Friday December 21 2018, @11:15PM (3 children)
The first part of the business model is to remove as much as possible of the native population in areas deemed suitable for development. This is accomplished by allowing a climate of violence, poverty and fear to flourish, driving the natives out as refugees. As a bonus, they become political scapegoats and cheaper labor in the areas they escape towards. Then, with land cheap and possible resistance greatly muted, the developers move in with their investment schemes. The areas affected then become retirement and resort areas for wealthier patrons, or, if those efforts fail to come to fruition, just fleece the investors and start over with the violence, poverty and fear.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:26AM (2 children)
How are the remaining drug lords "muted"? you think they'll just let anyone move in? especially them white idiot gringos? you must be a dumbass white man.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @02:52AM
they are already working with the three letter agencies you dummy!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:47PM
Piece of the action. I think JoeMerchant's theory has holes, but that's not one of them. The bigger problem is that there's more pesky natives now than when such alleged plans would have started.