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    Werewolf trump punishes Central America over migrants-cuts aid

    Is trying to make the situation better or worse??




    Lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president’s repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.

    Lawmakers who opposed the plan said it was cruel to cut off aid to countries grappling with hunger and crime and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it.

    “As feared, a presidential tantrum will limit our nation’s ability to actually help address the challenges forcing people to flee to the U.S.,” Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Twitter.


    Trump has made reducing illegal immigration one of his signature policy pledges, both during his presidential campaign and 2-1/2 years in the White House.

    Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.

    All of the money for those years has not yet been spent.

    The administration said in March it would cut aid to the three countries after Trump expressed unhappiness with the their immigration policies.

    No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.

    “This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.

    Without elaborating, she added: “Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to other priorities as appropriate.”

    A U.S. official, with knowledge of plans, said the administration would review the funding by April 2020.
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Is trying to make the situation better or worse??




    Lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president’s repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.

    Lawmakers who opposed the plan said it was cruel to cut off aid to countries grappling with hunger and crime and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it.

    “As feared, a presidential tantrum will limit our nation’s ability to actually help address the challenges forcing people to flee to the U.S.,” Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Twitter.


    Trump has made reducing illegal immigration one of his signature policy pledges, both during his presidential campaign and 2-1/2 years in the White House.

    Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.

    All of the money for those years has not yet been spent.

    The administration said in March it would cut aid to the three countries after Trump expressed unhappiness with the their immigration policies.

    No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.

    “This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.

    Without elaborating, she added: “Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to other priorities as appropriate.”

    A U.S. official, with knowledge of plans, said the administration would review the funding by April 2020.
    KEWL; because it doesn't look like the funds were being used to help those that it was intended for anyway and was just a cash cow for those in power.
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    the equation democrats seem to operate under is that the US must pay aid or illegal immigration increases. How is that any different from China being forced to pay tribute to the mongols to prevent bad things from happening?
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    Quote Originally Posted by USFREEDOM911 View Post
    KEWL; because it doesn't look like the funds were being used to help those that it was intended for anyway and was just a cash cow for those in power.
    Remember when?

    https://www.latimes.com/nation/natio...nap-story.html

    I wonder where that money went?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Is trying to make the situation better or worse??




    Lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president’s repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.

    Lawmakers who opposed the plan said it was cruel to cut off aid to countries grappling with hunger and crime and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it.

    “As feared, a presidential tantrum will limit our nation’s ability to actually help address the challenges forcing people to flee to the U.S.,” Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Twitter.


    Trump has made reducing illegal immigration one of his signature policy pledges, both during his presidential campaign and 2-1/2 years in the White House.

    Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.

    All of the money for those years has not yet been spent.

    The administration said in March it would cut aid to the three countries after Trump expressed unhappiness with the their immigration policies.

    No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.

    “This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.

    Without elaborating, she added: “Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to other priorities as appropriate.”

    A U.S. official, with knowledge of plans, said the administration would review the funding by April 2020.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Is trying to make the situation better or worse??




    Lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president’s repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.

    Lawmakers who opposed the plan said it was cruel to cut off aid to countries grappling with hunger and crime and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it.

    “As feared, a presidential tantrum will limit our nation’s ability to actually help address the challenges forcing people to flee to the U.S.,” Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Twitter.


    Trump has made reducing illegal immigration one of his signature policy pledges, both during his presidential campaign and 2-1/2 years in the White House.

    Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.

    All of the money for those years has not yet been spent.

    The administration said in March it would cut aid to the three countries after Trump expressed unhappiness with the their immigration policies.

    No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.

    “This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.

    Without elaborating, she added: “Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to other priorities as appropriate.”

    A U.S. official, with knowledge of plans, said the administration would review the funding by April 2020.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    the equation democrats seem to operate under is that the US must pay aid or illegal immigration increases. How is that any different from China being forced to pay tribute to the mongols to prevent bad things from happening?

    The better comparison would be the Incas paying the Aztecs to install 5G

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Is trying to make the situation better or worse??




    Lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president’s repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.

    Lawmakers who opposed the plan said it was cruel to cut off aid to countries grappling with hunger and crime and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it.

    “As feared, a presidential tantrum will limit our nation’s ability to actually help address the challenges forcing people to flee to the U.S.,” Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Twitter.


    Trump has made reducing illegal immigration one of his signature policy pledges, both during his presidential campaign and 2-1/2 years in the White House.

    Congressional aides said the administration told them it would reallocate $370 million in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional $180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017.

    All of the money for those years has not yet been spent.

    The administration said in March it would cut aid to the three countries after Trump expressed unhappiness with the their immigration policies.

    No funds will be provided until the administration is satisfied the countries are reducing the number of migrants reaching the U.S. border, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.

    “This is consistent with the president’s direction and with the recognition that it is critical that there be sufficient political will in these countries to address the problem at its source,” she said.

    Without elaborating, she added: “Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to other priorities as appropriate.”

    A U.S. official, with knowledge of plans, said the administration would review the funding by April 2020.
    We've been giving these countries hundreds of millions of dollars for years, yet things never improve for their citizenry. Why should we continue to enrich their obviously corrupt politicians? Serious question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    We've been giving these countries hundreds of millions of dollars for years, yet things never improve for their citizenry. Why should we continue to enrich their obviously corrupt politicians? Serious question.

    your lack of an education is the serious question. Why you insist on being a moron when this stuff is so easy to google? https://www.usglc.org/faq-violence-m...ntral-america/

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    Quote Originally Posted by USFREEDOM911 View Post
    KEWL; because it doesn't look like the funds were being used to help those that it was intended for anyway and was just a cash cow for those in power.
    I think taking funds away is a bad, bad idea, but it does not appear that they were being used??

    I would of thought that given the situations down there, that money would be spent the moment it got there??
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    I think taking funds away is a bad, bad idea, but it does not appear that they were being used??

    I would of thought that given the situations down there, that money would be spent the moment it got there??
    the governments are corrupt -money ( aid) does not get to the populace..
    ~~~

    But i was watching something...anyways the gist of it was the coffee crop is in a drought and there
    aren't jobs enough.

    It's a bad economy and a violent drug war - but sending money will not help the situation

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    the governments are corrupt -money ( aid) does not get to the populace..
    ~~~

    But i was watching something...anyways the gist of it was the coffee crop is in a drought and there
    aren't jobs enough.

    It's a bad economy and a violent drug war - but sending money will not help the situation
    What will help??
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    I think taking funds away is a bad, bad idea, but it does not appear that they were being used??

    I would of thought that given the situations down there, that money would be spent the moment it got there??

    It is spent the moment it gets there and it's effective this is something that requires an education to understand. I have already posted links on how effective it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USFREEDOM911 View Post
    KEWL; because it doesn't look like the funds were being used to help those that it was intended for anyway and was just a cash cow for those in power.
    The economy for the Cental Americans was not improved but the economy of their leaders was.

    No more foreign aid to the corrupt leaders in Central America.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Earl View Post
    The economy for the Cental Americans was not improved but the economy of their leaders was.

    No more foreign aid to the corrupt leaders in Central America.
    As usual you're just pulling stupid s*** out of your ass

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