Commentary: Biden Admin Considering Cash Payments for Central American Countries In Hopes of Stemming Migration
Ignoring the border crisis was a better strategy than this. Rather than funding and reinforcing border security, or working with foreign nations toward a coalition against the ongoing illegal immigration crisis…
Ignoring the border crisis was a better strategy than this.
Rather than funding and reinforcing border security, or working with foreign nations toward a coalition against the ongoing illegal Immigration crisis, President Joe Biden is now considering an all-new and all-crazy plan — giving Central American countries federal money in order to stem the tide.
White House southern border coordinator Roberta Jacobson told Reuters Friday that Biden’s program, if enacted, would mainly target the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Central Americans have been of recent interest regarding illegal Immigration in recent years. During the 2018 fiscal year, according to the Migration Policy Institute, 49 percent of family units and 58 percent of unaccompanied minors coming from Northern Triangle countries were from Guatemala alone. Three-fourths of the way through the 2019 fiscal year, Customs and Border Protection reportedly apprehended over 363,000 migrants from the Northern Triangle countries.