"JGK" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Interesting idea. But, last year, an issue of the "The Economist"
magazine
ran a story which contained something even more interesting: If we were
to
somehow stop illegal aliens from working here and sending money to their
families in their native countries, we'd probably have to triple our aid
to
those countries.

Why? You see that's the problem, we don't owe other countries anything.
Actually the US should eliminate all foreign aid for two years..Use that
money in this country.
Then re-evaluate which countries get what. If they think we are the great
Satan, lets give them a reason to think that. Remember the old saying
that
you can't buy friends.



Perhaps you've heard that much of the unrest in ***AMERICAN*** inner
cities comes from people who feel disenfranchised. If you blamed their
condition on their parents (or lack thereof), you'd probably be correct, but
it doesn't change their condition. Now, transfer this to other countries,
and pay attention to what REAL people say about terrorism. If we send a few
hundred million dollars to certain countries and it's used wisely, it may
buy us allies we might need at a later date.

Combine that thought with this: A couple of months ago, Time Magazine
reported that our government has found connections between Al Qaeda and
other terrorist groups like the Irish Republican Army, and the FARQ (in
Colombia). Do you need me to extrapolate for you, or can you see why money
flowing out of the U.S. isn't such a bad thing?