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U.S. to Invest $5.8 Billion in Central America

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

takyon writes:

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: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:12AM (6 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:12AM (#777372) Journal

    DEA head in August: [iflscience.com]

    DEA head Chuck Rosenberg told reporters Wednesday morning that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana.” According to The Huffington Post, Rosenberg was clarifying a previous statement he had made last week, saying marijuana is “probably not” as dangerous as heroin, though adding he was “not an expert.”

    What a bastard.

    Lawmakers are starting to catch on, and the Keebler Elf has been exorcised from the White House. But sane solutions are not in style. And even if cannabis gets legalized federally, heroin, cocaine, and other drugs are going to stay just as illegal for many years to come.

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  • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:22AM (4 children)

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Saturday December 22 2018, @12:22AM (#777377) Journal

    And even if cannabis gets legalized federally, heroin, cocaine, and other drugs are going to stay just as illegal for many years to come.

    Well, good grief, man, how else are all those law enforcement "drug warriors" going to have salary fundage for their phony-baloney jobs?

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    • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:14AM (3 children)

      by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:14AM (#777393) Journal

      Too bad about that government shutdown, eh? 😂😂😂💊

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      • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Saturday December 22 2018, @03:50AM (2 children)

        by fyngyrz (6567) on Saturday December 22 2018, @03:50AM (#777429) Journal

        Yeah. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch of 🍆🥜heads.

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        • (Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @06:09PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @06:09PM (#777600)

          Yeah. Looks like you won't be getting your welfare check.

        • (Score: 1) by anubi on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:07PM

          by anubi (2828) on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:07PM (#777688) Journal

          Nah, they just voted themselves a few extra day's Christmas vacation days. When they reconvene next year, they will vote themselves retroactive pay.

          That's just how they play the game in Washington.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:31AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:31AM (#777448) Homepage

    " DEA head Chuck Rosenberg "

    Jesus Christ, those fuckers are embedded everywhere in our system. The fate of Israel does not matter if Trump pulls our troops out of the Middle-East, for their goal is already accomplished: We are Greater-Israel.