Foreign Aid Serves the Deep State, Not Trump

Obama policy helps gang members in Guatemala, leads to waves of illegal immigration

A hooded man holding a gun stands guard in the entrance of the Castanas neighborhood, in the southern outskirts of Guatemala City to prevent an attack by a local gang in this file photo. The residents of Castanas have been threatened and extorted by gang members organized their own armed gang in self defense. Contrary to the intended purpose, U.S. aid is helping gangs and hurting honest citizens in Guatemala. JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images

A little-known fact about foreign aid stops it from serving U.S. interests. Distributed through the State Department and USAID, taxpayer funds mostly go to enemies of American ideals and the rule of law.

President Donald Trump, as he opposes the organized wave of illegal migrants from Central America, should be aware that U.S. funds contribute to the problem. This breach of public trust means that Trump is right to “begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.”