The is the US position: hey, our policies have literally decimated your region for countless of years, creating places where violence, corruption and fear rule, but don't try to flee these places because you are not welcome in the US. Don't come up here.
Am still stuck on the fact that Jacobson is saying that Central American society has greatly benefited from US foreign assistance.
Jacobson says they have learned lessons from previous work in Central America with then-VP Biden.
Admin needs to be "really explicit" with gov't of Central American countries having real commitments to stop root causes.
Admin needs to be "really explicit" with gov't of Central American countries having real commitments to stop root causes.
This Biden admin is going to hold Central American leaders accountable if these commitments are not met. Will tie $ aid to how well these commitments are executed.
"We're trying to walk and chew gum at the same time," Jacobson says, adding that it will require change of immigration system & also telling CenAm countries they need to step up. You cannot come through irregular means. The majority of people will be sent back, she adds.
"La frontera está cerrada," Jacobson says in Spanish.
"If American taxpayers' funds are going to be used, that is a certain amount of leverage," Jacobson says in convincing Central American countries to act.
Hey all, this is what happens when the US gov't (starting with Clinton) created a system that is based on deterrence on the southern border and nothing more. Is it ok to say now that this has utterly failed, 35 years later?
I really feel like I am watching a rerun from 2014 or from the 2000s or from the mid-1990s.
Jacobson is confirming that people in Central America are facing a humanitarian crisis due to climate change. So they are CLIMATE REFUGEES? But don't come to the U.S., ok?
Let me get this straight
1) Yes, there is a humanitarian crisis in Central America and it has gone on for years
2) The US response? Don't come here. We will give $ to your countries to make it their problem.
1) Yes, there is a humanitarian crisis in Central America and it has gone on for years
2) The US response? Don't come here. We will give $ to your countries to make it their problem.
US "humane" policy in Biden admin is by opening more legal challenges of migration, Jacobson says.
The other option is "legal immigration."
The other option is "legal immigration."
Biden admin: The border is closed. La frontera está cerrada. We'll get back to you when we fix all the legal channels for migration set up. But don't come here now.
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