Somebody today gave the first good idea I've heard on how to solve the border crisis, compassionately yet not further burden our finances:
Bring them in, feed, clothe, treat their maladies; fly them back to their home country - and deduct every penny of the cost from the money we currently provide these countries in support. And, I might add, they ought to charge 25% of it against Mexico for complicity/allowing/encouraging their passthru. ZERO additional outlay for the American Taxpayer...
In addition, to get our Marine back, I'd threaten Mexico to withhold ALL financial support, and if that's not enough, shut down all financial transactions flowing from the US to Mexico (remember, a LOT of Mexico's economy is based on payments of Mexicans here back to their families) until that Marine is brought to our border. Mexico would crash in about 30 days without that money - it would work. Even the threat would have him delivered within 24 hours...
That's what I call compassional conservatism. I can't take credit for the idea, but I'm dang sure about to email my elected representatives with the idea...
One of my Army buddies suggested using Annual Training dollars to deploy the CSH's (Combat Support Hospitals) to the border to provide the emergency medical services - this is EXACTLY their mission and they already routinely go to South America...why not do it here instead to help these children. As long as we get them back in better condition than when they left, we did the right thing.....
Bring them in, feed, clothe, treat their maladies; fly them back to their home country - and deduct every penny of the cost from the money we currently provide these countries in support. And, I might add, they ought to charge 25% of it against Mexico for complicity/allowing/encouraging their passthru. ZERO additional outlay for the American Taxpayer...
In addition, to get our Marine back, I'd threaten Mexico to withhold ALL financial support, and if that's not enough, shut down all financial transactions flowing from the US to Mexico (remember, a LOT of Mexico's economy is based on payments of Mexicans here back to their families) until that Marine is brought to our border. Mexico would crash in about 30 days without that money - it would work. Even the threat would have him delivered within 24 hours...
That's what I call compassional conservatism. I can't take credit for the idea, but I'm dang sure about to email my elected representatives with the idea...
One of my Army buddies suggested using Annual Training dollars to deploy the CSH's (Combat Support Hospitals) to the border to provide the emergency medical services - this is EXACTLY their mission and they already routinely go to South America...why not do it here instead to help these children. As long as we get them back in better condition than when they left, we did the right thing.....