You realize that targeting individuals with that money would be 2-3 bucks per mexican. Give everyone a big mac and that'll solve everything?
Also, our southern border has been nearly militarized in the last 2 years, and there has been ZERO increase in crime or impact on the US side of the border, despite a whole lot of propagandizing by racist assholes. (here's one cite, you can find more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/02/20100502ar...)
I said target individual, not "give everyone an equal check". Business and development loans would seem to be a better use of money than giving it directly to the Mexican government. Individually, work visa are needed but insufficient. Overcoming the objections on mexican trucking is another problem.
Although NPR is sometimes considered propaganda I am don't think I have heard it characterized as that type. I will cite the testimony of Tohono O’odham tribal Chairman Ned Norris Jr. http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/_files/042009Norris.pdf - you can also google for more information on the tribe's struggle and the violence spillover.
You question it because it doesn't support the narrative you've already committed to. Finding a local exception to the overall trend doesn't invalidate the trend.
No, I question it because the reporting of data from the reservation is not generally included in AZ stats and none of the NG troops down there were placed on the reservation land. Pushing the problems into a smaller, less reported on area doesn't change the problem either.
look at the nice map on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohono_O’odham showing the reservation. Notice the significant % of the border it takes up. Notice that no NG were placed in that section of the border.
Well, I suppose I learned something then. So, everywhere except this indian reservation, NG presence has been substantially beefed up and there's been no impact, but seemingly this reservation has seen increased crime.
Also, our southern border has been nearly militarized in the last 2 years, and there has been ZERO increase in crime or impact on the US side of the border, despite a whole lot of propagandizing by racist assholes. (here's one cite, you can find more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/02/20100502ar...)