Dear Senator Murray,
President Trump has threatened or possibly ordered a cut in
aid to Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Apparently, he believes that investment in these three countries is not
providing any value to America and Americans.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
These Central American countries are our neighbors in the
Western Hemisphere. They are connected
to the US of A by land. They are part of
our ‘hood, as is Mexico and Canada. We
need to all look out for each other in this complex world, especially for our
neighbors.
The help we can give to these countries costs little (2.6b) as
a line item in our national budget. It’s
very much worth our investment to try to help these struggling countries do a
better job of taking care of their citizens so they won’t feel compelled to
make a desperate land journey to our southern border.
I am counting on you, my Federal Rep, to help support
continued aid to Central American countries to help them lift up their standard
of living and improve life for all of us, here in the neighborhood.
Kind regards,
