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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 takyon on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:14AM (3 children)
Too bad about that government shutdown, eh? 😂😂😂💊
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(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Saturday December 22 2018, @03:50AM (2 children)
Yeah. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch of 🍆🥜heads.
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Keep electing the rich.
Keep wondering why tax laws screw everyone else.
It's a mystery!
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @06:09PM
Yeah. Looks like you won't be getting your welfare check.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:07PM
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.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]