{"id":24114,"date":"2021-02-04T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T21:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24114"},"modified":"2021-02-04T16:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T21:14:13","slug":"bidens-central-american-money-pit-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/02\/04\/bidens-central-american-money-pit-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Billions More in Foreign Aid Stop Mass Migration?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Joe Biden has wasted no time implementing his immigration platform. While much of his agenda encourages additional illegal immigration<\/a>, the Biden administration is promoting an initiative that he claims will reduce illegal migration from Central America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Associated Press<\/a><\/em>, Biden consulted with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss distributing $4 billion for the development of the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The administration\u2019s purpose behind increasing funds is to focus on the factors that spur mass migration from Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citizens of these three nations, known as the \u201cNorthern Triangle,\u201d comprise the bulk of aliens apprehended<\/a> at the Southwest Border. The trio of countries is also the area of origin<\/a> of many migrant caravans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tentative move comes on the heels of Biden\u2019s campaign pledge<\/a> to pour billions of American taxpayer dollars to improve conditions in the Northern Triangle. While the President\u2019s initiative may seem well-intentioned and aimed to curb the flow of mass migration from the Central American region, its potential effectiveness should be scrutinized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 2019\nanalysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies<\/a> measured\nthe correlation between foreign aid and border crossings by aliens from the\nNorthern Triangle between 2011 and 2017. The study showed that while U.S. money\nflowing into these countries has increased, immigration has not significantly\ndecreased. This indicates that American foreign aid is not helping these\ncountries enough that resident are opting to remain in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If President Biden truly intends to reduce illegal immigration, he should look to strategies with proven and swift track records. One policy he should preserve and continue is the Asylum Cooperation Agreements (ACA)<\/a>, which has recruited the Northern Triangle governments to discourage migrants who seek to \u201casylum shop\u201d their way to the United States. Their combined efforts have led to a decrease<\/a> in illegal aliens apprehended at the Southwest Border in mere months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a condition for aid, President Biden could also require that El Salvador and Honduras fortify their border security to repel migrant caravans from other parts of Central America<\/a>. Guatemala\u2019s enhanced border protection<\/a> has proven effective in preventing large and organized groups of migrants from transiting through their country. Proactively dismantling waves of mass migration would be effective in ensuring the president\u2019s goals to reduce illegal immigration are successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President\nBiden has the opportunity to reverse his initial stance of dismantling the ACA.\nRather than abandoning effective policies, he should be making additional\nforeign aid contingent on Central America’s success in reducing unlawful\nmigration, or even rooting out systemic corruption that drives people to\nmigrate en masse. Biden should prioritize sensible immigration policies that\nproduce outcomes that rapidly benefit the American people.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Joe Biden has wasted no time implementing his immigration platform. While much of his agenda encourages additional illegal immigration, the Biden administration is promoting an initiative that he claims will reduce illegal migration from Central America. According to the Associated Press, Biden consulted with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss distributing $4<\/p>\n

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