“But experts have said cutting off aid is likely to increase the number of migrants leaving the countries and heading for the United States.
According to the US Global Leadership Coalition, comprising retired diplomats, military leaders and members of Congress, aid programs in the three countries are working to address the "root causes of violence" in order to "promote opportunity and security for their citizens."
Officials would not say exactly how much money would be affected by the directive with some of it likely already spent. Between last year and this year, about $1.3 billion was allocated to the region, with the vast majority of it going to those three countries, according to a study from the Congressional Research Service.
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Nothing turns a fake emergency into a real emergency like a little retreat
Given Trump’s style this could just be negotiating and hopefully he’s not this dumb
