Thread by @ClaireBerlinski

Since our attention is on migrants who've crossed our southern border, I thought it would be interesting to look at news items from the countries they're coming from and crossing.

Here's a story about remittances to Mexico, which have passed a record: eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/dia-de…

Here's an argument that rural development is the most effective antidote to forced migration in Central America: laprensagrafica.com/opinion/El-des…

"The massive migrations of desperate people we have seen lately," writes José Graziano da Silva, "are a direct consequence of the lack of economic opportunities in rural territories and, as a consequence, of food insecurity, climate crises and the erosion of the social fabric."

Human Rights Watch says, "Asylum seekers who are forced by the United States Government to wait in Mexico face violence and atrocious conditions when they are left adrift and without means to survive" reforma.com/aplicacionesli…

The high cost of Guatamalan labor, Hugo Maul R. argues, is creating jobs for Guatamalan migrants--in Mexico. elperiodico.com.gt/opinion/2019/0…

Negotiations to declare Guatamala a "safe third country" pose a risk to migrants and the Guatemalan state, argues Prensa Libra: prensalibre.com/guatemala/migr…

"the only thing [these plans] do is deepen the pain and generate more death for Central Americans and migrants who risk their lives."

"However, the former head of the Guatemalan Interior recognizes that the government led by Jimmy Morales is acting as an 'action of survival in the framework of foreign policy,' since the current authorities 'are interested in ingratiating themselves with the US authorities.'"

"Degenhart admitted that the agreement has not yet been concluded, but explained that there is 'a counterpart of the offer' of the US government that will be 'extremely beneficial for Guatemala.'"

I wonder what that is? Does anyone know what we've offered?