It is a national shame our neighbors to the south are so troubled and forced to place their precious children in the path of danger in order to avoid a greater and eminent danger.
January 29, 2015
Op - Ed
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
...Last summer, (click here) as our countries worked together to stem the dangerous surge in migration, the leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras asked for additional assistance to change the climate of endemic violence and poverty that has held them back. In June, I made it clear to these leaders that the United States was ready to support them — provided they took ownership of the problem. Mr. Obama drove home this point when the leaders visited Washington in July.
January 29, 2015
Op - Ed
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
...Last summer, (click here) as our countries worked together to stem the dangerous surge in migration, the leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras asked for additional assistance to change the climate of endemic violence and poverty that has held them back. In June, I made it clear to these leaders that the United States was ready to support them — provided they took ownership of the problem. Mr. Obama drove home this point when the leaders visited Washington in July.
And
they responded. Honduras signed an agreement with Transparency
International to combat corruption. Guatemala has removed senior
officials suspected of corruption and aiding human trafficking. El
Salvador passed a law providing new protections for investors. Working
with the Inter-American Development Bank, these three countries forged a
joint plan for economic and political reforms, an alliance for
prosperity.
These leaders acknowledge that an enormous effort is required. We have agreed to intensify our work together in three areas....
We are spending plenty of money to train soldiers in the Middle East that primarily run the other way when faced with a real challenge, yet dearly no funds are spent to train and equip the national militaries in Central America. At least in Central America we have a profound interest in national security.
We are spending plenty of money to train soldiers in the Middle East that primarily run the other way when faced with a real challenge, yet dearly no funds are spent to train and equip the national militaries in Central America. At least in Central America we have a profound interest in national security.
