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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 Username on Sunday December 23 2018, @01:24AM

    by Username (4557) on Sunday December 23 2018, @01:24AM (#777708)

    If we want to stop the caravans we (the united states) should just invade honduras and make it part of california, and let ca police and run this place. War hawks will be happy that were using the military, and hippies will be happy they're walfaring all these brown people. Everyone happy, except the hundurans, but let's face it, they're not happy anyway.

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