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""As long as (U.S.) immigration reform is not approved, the exodus of
children to the United States will continue," Jorge Ramon Hernandez, the
senior representative of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez,
said at the talks."...
6/20/14, "Central America presses Biden on migrant rights as U.S. vows aid," Reuters, Mike McDonald, Guatemala City
"The White House said the United States would launch a $40 million
program to improve security in Guatemala to reduce pressures fueling
migration to the United States and a $25 million program to provide
services to youth in El Salvador who are vulnerable to organized-crime
pressure....
The U.S. Congress on Tuesday advanced legislation boosting funds
by as much as $2.28 billion to handle a surge of foreign children
entering the country illegally.
But underlying tensions continue to simmer.
Senator Robert Menendez and Democratic Representative Luis Gutierrez
said U.S. lawmakers in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday
held a "very testy meeting" with diplomats from El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras and Mexico....
U.S. data show that between October and May more than 47,000
unaccompanied minors, mostly Central Americans, crossed into the United
States, nearly double the number in the prior year.
"As long as (U.S.) immigration reform is not approved, the exodus of
children to the United States will continue," Jorge Ramon Hernandez, the
senior representative of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez,
said at the talks."...
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One third of El Salvador population has moved to the US:
"Violence in Central America," JoaquĆn Villalobos. Consultant on International Conflict Resolution, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.Yale.edu (No date on study. Statistics through 2010)
p. 69: "El Salvador is the Central American country that has suffered the
greatest destruction to its social fabric as a result of emigration. Approximately one third of its population emigrated, primarily to the United States, and remittances became the mainstay of the Salvadoran economy.
There is therefore a connection between the financial model and
the violence experienced by the country.
Migration to the United States
El Salvador emigrated inhabitants 2.9 million
Guatemala emigrated inhabitants 1.5 million
Honduras emigrated inhabitants 1.1 million....
p. 64: The Honduras murder rate is the highest in the world, El Salvador occupies second place, Belize the sixth and Guatemala the seventh. Central America went from a rate of 27 homicides in 2000 to 43 in 2010."...
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One fifth of Mexico's population relocated to the US:
"Mexico would have died as
well, without the option to send its rural poor - fully one-fifth of its
population - to the United States."...
6/17/13, "Syria and Egypt can't be fixed," by Spengler, Asia Times
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Karl Denninger became famous for sending tea bags to congress and the president. By Oct. 2010 Denninger said the Tea Party had been co-opted by the Republican Party and had lost its original focus which was rampant government corruption and theft.
7/12/14, ""I Demand"..... and?," Karl Denninger, Market-Ticker.org
"This is an invasion orchestrated not only by Mexico but by our government itself in direct contravention of the law. They get away with it because The Rule of Law no longer means anything for anyone in the Government. Speaker Boehner could cut this crap off instantly by refusing to bring any appropriations bill to the floor until the law is enforced; he need sue nobody as The House holds the power of the purse, and without funds Obama can't pay the electric bill for the White House."...
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El Salvador, encyclopedia.com
"ENVIRONMENT
Because of heavy cutting, the forest resources of El Salvador had
been reduced to about 5.8% of the total area by 2000. Forty-five percent
of the wood taken from the forests has been used for fuel. Peasant
farmers burn the small trees and other growth on the hillsides to plant
corn and beans, thus hastening the erosion of the topsoil. Seventy-five
percent of the land area in El Salvador is threatened by erosion and
desertification at a rate of 20 tons per hectare per year. The
government enacted forestry conservation measures in 1973, but they have
had little effect on the rate of deforestation. Among the environmental
consequences of forest depletion, in addition to loss of soil
fertility, are diminution of groundwater resources and drastic loss of
native flora and fauna.
Pollution is widespread and restrictions on waste disposal, including
disposal of toxic waste, are lax. By 1993, 90% of El Salvador's rivers
were polluted. Safe drinking water is available to 91% of the urban
population and 68% of the rural dwellers. Forty-six percent of the
nation's 18 cu km of renewable water sources is used for agricultural
purposes.
There is no comprehensive national law controlling environmental
protection, and the legislation that is on the books is poorly enforced.
The National Environmental Protection Committee, established by decree
in 1974, has had little impact. In 2003, about 0.4% of the total land
area was legally protected. There are two Ramsar wetland sites.
The pollution of the environment in El Salvador is a serious threat
to the survival of its plants and wildlife. According to a 2006 report
issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN), threatened species included 2 types of mammals, 3
species of birds, 5 types of reptiles, 8 species of amphibians, 5
species of fish, 1 species of invertebrate, and 25 species of plants.
Endangered species in El Salvador included the tundra peregrine falcon,
four species of turtle (green sea, hawksbill, leatherback, and olive
ridley), American crocodile, ocelot, spectacled caiman, jaguar, giant
anteater, and Central American tapir.
POPULATION
The population of El Salvador in 2005 was estimated by the United
Nations (UN) at 6,881,000, which placed it at number 98 in population
among the 193 nations of the world. In 2005, approximately 5% of the
population was over 65 years of age, with another 33% of the population
under 15 years of age. There were 97 males for every 100 females in the
country. According to the UN, the annual population rate of change for
2005–10 was
expected to be 2.0%, a rate the government viewed as too high. The
projected population for the year 2025 was 9,052,000. The population
density was 327 per sq km (847 per sq mi), which makes it the most
densely populated country in Central America. Overpopulation is
considered a major problem in El Salvador. A majority of the people live
in the central plateau.
The UN estimated that 59% of the population lived in urban areas in
2005, and that urban areas were growing at an annual rate of 2.7% for
2000–2005. The
capital city, San Salvador, had a population of 1,424,000 in that year.
Other major cities and their estimated populations are Santa Ana
(250,000) and San Miguel (245,428)."...
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