Analysis: Slashing Central American aid could drive more migrants to the U.S.

Cutting off assistance to Central America "would be counterproductive" and "will not in any way better the situation of migrants who are fleeing," a former Trump adviser says.Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileIn the western highlands of Guatemala, farmers helped by U.S. aid are growing snow peas in soil changed by volcanic ash and learning to use software to help bring their crop to market.

The money was part of a $2.6 billion package Congress created after the 2014 surge in children from the three countries arriving at the U.S. border. The money helps pay for programs to curb violence, promote economic development and improve security.“We are very disappointed in this decision and believe it is counterproductive to our mutual goals with the administration to address the root causes of the migration,” Rand said.

"When they cut off this money, I'm concerned that it is going to have the reverse effect, leading to deterioration of the country, stopping great programs and leaving people with fewer options except to come to the U.S.," said Jason Marczak, director of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

“To cut all programs .... there is no real policy objective that’s going to be met through that. All our policy objectives would likely be harmed by that.” The three countries put $8.6 billion of their money into the plan’s objectives of tackling the region’s insecurity and poverty that have been driving people to leave.

and what good has come from the billions we gave at them over the decades? Nada!

realDonaldTrump Admin haphazard policy is creating a crisis

How about these idiot countries take some responsibility For their borders and their people! Mexico should be helping W/this border problem!

I disagree

Money talks, bullshit walks.

Trump is manufacturing a border crisis

Wtf? Better the situation for migrants fleeing Are you f***ing kidding? The Job of the US GOV isn't to better the lives of migrants. It's to uphold the rule of law in this country, and arguably infrastructure. BuildTheWall or CloseTheBorder AmericansFirst

So? Helps fix our problem. They can go home and fight to fix their own countries.

we need to stop sending money to govt's that are not using for their citizens-It's a very simple concept

You mean coming for a free ride. BuildTheWall

We have given some of these countries more than a million dollars per citizen in that country! If these countries were using that foreign aid appropriately they wouldn’t have so many people living in poverty.

Continuing to give them millions every year but, their situation doesn’t improve . More of their citizens are leaving and coming here. Why? The money is not helping them!!! That’s why. Cut it now!!👍

BS!!! The money is going to corrupt officials who don’t give a crap about their own citizens! Cut aid now!!! 👏🏻👏🏻

So...in other words . getting the money did

Or it could be productive

We are $21 Trillion in debt. We can't afford to give aid to any other countries.

Nice Cynical move by President Trump. He cuts aid, increasing people's suffering & more will make the Trip North. Trump can take advantage of their suffering PLUS sow paranoia among voters. The US should HELP those CA States, even more & We also should increase OUR Security

Fernando Cutz, former acting senior director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council under the Trump administration, said he and other advisers had told President Donald Trump early on that “it would be counterproductive to cut all aid to Central America'

wsternks I would prefer if we start with Egypt and Israel...

I have NEVER supported paying bribes to any country. Stop the Money Flow to the Corrupt politicians in ALL countries. Let those countries support their own citizens as the citizens will finally have a voice when the money from America dries up.

Not counterproductive! Where is the 💰 going that is being sent to them now?!!

If NBC says a Trump policy is bad, that makes if very simple for me to decide. Obviously I am all for the Trump policy here. Thanks, NBC, for making this easy for me.

D'UH realDonaldTrump knows that just as he knows closing the border would be chaos. He Does Not Care! Time to hold him accountable SubpoenaEverything. 25thAmendment ImpeachTrump use whatever legal and constitutional means available, but get that monster out of WH

glad to see your not behind the President we like you better as fake news

Of course it's not logical or productive it's tRump. Impeach the Traitor in the oval office. VoteBlueNoMatterWho

Are you paying attention, realDonaldTrump ?

Take the money and build the damn wall!

Correct so at least we stop wasting money..

Tell your constituents how much “aid” is being sent to them by the US every year.

We are trying to improve our situation.

CNNPolitics FoxNews IngrahamAngle TuckerCarlson realDonaldTrump HouseGOP SenateGOP realDonaldTrump nytimes washingtonpost WSJ So what do the great Pundits suggest? All these type of dumb or vicious pundits,politicians backed by MSM have screwed our country!

Foreign policy in the hands of Trump is like a 5 year old playing with matches.

we can see why he’s a former advisor, he has a brain

The citizens of Central America never see a penny from the money that USA SEND to AID Central America because that money it’s in the pockets of their corrupt government. So it will not affect their citizens but it will affect the pockets of their corrupt politicians.

You should be ashamed for foolish critic about Jordan Peterson

And that's why he is a former Trump adviser.

Wait... NBC is taking an Anti-Trump stance? call me shocked..... lol!

No kidding, they don’t care 🤷🏻‍♀️

WRONG! Democrats want as many illegals in our country as possible. That's there new voter base.

What NBC won't report is the money America gives to those countries is not going to the people that need the assistance. So why should America continue to waste tax dollars?

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had more politicians who would base their decisions on objective evidence rather than Fox News bumper sticker slogans?

Take the aid we were giving and build a HUGE wall.

You won't know for sure until you try.

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