I'm going to be honest
@ThatRobGuy , I understand the sentiment of "we should fix the places they're coming from" because that's been a left wing mainstay of their narrative for 30 years by now. It's a feel good help the world narrative that sounds "right".
Let's be honest though...it won't happen.
Let's imagine a nation we literally have total control over...like Iraq, or Afghanistan. We have elections, reforms, infrastructure being built, and the moment we step away it all falls apart. We stink at nation building.
We can't fix these nations to the point where they won't see coming here as a better option. Period.
1. We don't have total control over these nations. Anything we donate as aid is fundamentally under their control.
2. These governments are extremely corrupt. Guatemala is the perfect example, as 3 of the last 4 presidents were deposed by international corruption investigations. They take aid
....spend it on themselves.
3. Sending their poor here is the easiest, fastest, and most effective solution to 90% of their poverty issues. If they can't educate, feed, or provide basic services to 30% of the population....encouraging that population to leave works.
We aren't fixing anything there....we're struggling to fix it here...
But I understand the sentiment and optimism.