OPINION:
So Democrats claim aid will solve the illegal-immigrant issue. How much would have to be spent to bring all of the third-world economies up to American standards? The proposal is preposterous and the Democrats know it. Just more bluster and posturing from a flailing political party. Most of the illegals who come here claim that they fear for their lives in their home countries and that’s why they want asylum in the United States. They don’t claim economic hardship. But this is just a way to gain Americans’ sympathy. How many other countries could they chose from if refuge were their real reason for fleeing? Do they fear for their lives in all of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Belize and Mexico? It would take trillions of dollars to bring Central America up to America’s economic standards, but only mere billions to build an adequate wall. The Democrats have never understood simple economics, as evidenced by their asking for another $300 billion for their own budget. They throw money at every crisis as if America is the world’s sugar daddy.
JOHN DUCKWORTH
Burke, Virginia
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