Too many countries in
South and Central America have high Poverty Rates and drug cartels threatening
their populations. High demand for illegal drugs in the US is funding the
cartels. Illegal drugs have become the high value cash crop for most of these
countries. Illegal migrants are flooding the US to earn cash to send back home
to their impoverished families.
These cartels operate
like invading armies using threats, bribes, intimidation and violence. Each of
these countries operate their economies from the cities and poverty dominates
the rural areas. Rooting out corruption is dangerous and difficult. The poor
are most vulnerable to this dilemma and the unemployed are recruited to work
for the cartels.
The drug cartel
problems seem to be concentrated along the drug corridor through Central America
and across the US border.
If the cartels could
be eradicated, these countries could attract more private sector investment to
increase their productivity in producing agricultural goods and raw materials.
The cost of living is lower in rural areas and should attract manufacturing
plants to add further processing of raw materials.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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