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posted by Fnord666 on Friday December 21 2018, @10:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the that's-a-lot-if-plantains dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:03AM (3 children)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:03AM (#777369) Journal

    Mexican culture does not value education that much. In Texas, most young Hispanics want to learn only enough to hold down a blue collar job. They'd like to quit after the 8th grade, and only grudgingly finish high school. The young are in a hurry to get through their education, get that job (construction is a fav), marry, and have lots of kids. It's the macho thing to do.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:37AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:37AM (#777384)

    It's the smart thing to do. If you're stupid and not politically connected, why bother? They will have 8 years seniority on dumbasses who go to college and end up with the same job.

  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Saturday December 22 2018, @03:00AM

    by krishnoid (1156) on Saturday December 22 2018, @03:00AM (#777418)

    If this 'macho' drive includes young Mexican women, then I'm confused. And simultaneously aroused a little. And unsure as to cause and effect in this case.

  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:45AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:45AM (#777452) Homepage

    I disagree, at least partially. Mexican college education is not taken seriously in the U.S., and a lot of guys I knew who went to college in Mex bragged about bribing their professors and can barely connect a few wires to an Arduino without blowing it up, which is a feat considering how sturdy those things are.

    But the reason why I disagree that Mexicans do not value education is because, once they start working in American electronics factories and see all the Mexicans on the floor and the Whites in cubicles, they are struck by an epiphany: They want to become White. They want to learn better English and get a college degree in America. Because, if there's one thing (probably the only thing) Mexicans understand, it's respect. And wanting respect is a powerful motivator, and they want to become El Jefe and progress from taking orders to giving orders, and ultimately end up in a job that doesn't give them repetitive motion injuries.

    I've seen some pretty good Mexican success stories, like the guy who came up from selling fruit out of the back of his truck on the street corner to starting his own insurance company. But the first step in the rags-to-riches story is embracing the culture that makes it all possible, and that culture does not include allowing your 8 kids to tag up and break bottles around the neighborhood without discipline, or to blast Mariachi music till 4am on weeknights.