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Guatemala's president says U.S. should invest more to deter migration
CBS News ^ | March 27, 2024 | By Ed O'Keefe , Nidia Cavazos, Gillian Morley and Fin Gómez

Posted on 03/27/2024 4:22:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Washington — Nearly three years ago, Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside the then-president of Guatemala in his palace and delivered a message to would-be migrants: "Do not come" to the United States.

Her pleas didn't work. Since June 2021, when Harris made those remarks, U.S. officials have tallied 709,305 encounters with migrants from Guatemala along the southern border, according to government data. More than 2 million migrants of all nationalities are expected to be apprehended along the border by the end of this fiscal year in September, which would be the third straight year of sustained foot traffic across the span.

Asked this week whether migrants have heeded Harris' request from three years ago, Guatemala's new president, Bernardo Arévalo, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I don't know. You do the numbers."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: actofwar; bernardoarevalo; border; extortion; illegalaliens; invasion
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1 posted on 03/27/2024 4:22:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Invest in more bullets and let people shoot to kill the invaders.


2 posted on 03/27/2024 4:24:40 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The US is taking their Useless to make their countries better , LOL


3 posted on 03/27/2024 4:27:03 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m all for catching all the alligators in Florida, and stocking them in the Rio Grande.


4 posted on 03/27/2024 4:27:50 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How about gunning down every wetback trying to enter the country illegally?


5 posted on 03/27/2024 4:28:01 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Translation is “ send us money I can steal for myself”.


6 posted on 03/27/2024 4:29:05 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As well, we should invest less (none at all!) to encourage illegal immigration.


7 posted on 03/27/2024 4:34:29 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I saw more guns when I was in Guatemala than anywhere else I've traveled.

Every little shop, every bodega has an armed guard with an old ugly shotgun guarding the entry. After a couple days I felt pretty secure being surrounded by armed men.

One night I had dinner in a very upscale Peruvian restaurant. Wonderful ceviche, great service. The waiter who brought me the dessert menu was the same guy who was working the entrance. He had a big, long cattle prod on his belt.

"Quieres algo de postre? Quizas un cafe?"

8 posted on 03/27/2024 4:40:44 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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I’ve seen some cattle stickers....I need to carry one. Hard to conceal though.....


9 posted on 03/27/2024 4:47:51 PM PDT by Osage Orange (A)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Guatemala's new president, Bernardo Arévalo, hasn't done his homework. The United States, by its corporations, have launched a number of investments in a number of countries. In some cases, those investments were "nationalized" by the countries where the ventures were located. That tells our corporations, "don't invest out-of-country, because it will be confiscated."

The United States provides lots of money to China in foreign trade, yet we are seeing illegal "visitors" from that country.

Tried that, didn't work.

10 posted on 03/27/2024 4:50:33 PM PDT by asinclair (What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Summary ... bribe us. To Mexican fascist Obewankanobe ... we’ll send guns to your citizens if you don’t stop the invaders.


11 posted on 03/27/2024 4:50:34 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

International extortion. Bidumb is happy to pay.


12 posted on 03/27/2024 4:52:14 PM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You )
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

This would end the invasion immediately.


13 posted on 03/27/2024 4:53:46 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: EvilCapitalist

Another great idea.


14 posted on 03/27/2024 4:56:42 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: EEGator

yes


15 posted on 03/27/2024 4:57:04 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Effective immediately: Deterence


16 posted on 03/27/2024 5:01:47 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: Blue Highway

But we would still have the monumental task of rounding up the 14 millions rat migrant guests of Joe and Kamalho.


17 posted on 03/27/2024 5:03:17 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Nearly three years ago, Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside the then-president of Guatemala in his palace and delivered a message to would-be migrants: "Do not come" to the United States."

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https://youtu.be/amVoVpSlgU4?si=OqCvyviKhf1wVkls

18 posted on 03/27/2024 5:04:31 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No, we should build a wall and encourage Latin American countries to address their on problems.


19 posted on 03/27/2024 5:05:21 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.c)
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To: Eccl 10:2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amVoVpSlgU4


20 posted on 03/27/2024 5:06:11 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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