Let me start by saying that our macroeconomic numbers in the country are very good. We have actually the lowest criminal rates in the country that we have had in the past 15 or 20 years which means that it’s probably not a factor of economics or security. What we have identified and this is part of what we have to work with is the ‘pull factor’ and a mix of cultural situations that are happening in the country. When I talk about the pull factor, i’m talking about our neighbor, Mexico –that unfortunately has been offering different kinds of benefits, admin benefits like visas and other kinds of work permits and situations that basically enhance the interests of our Guatemalans on using Mexico as a route to the U.S.
Crime in Guatemala. Rates of crime in Guatemala are very high. An average of 101 murders per week were reported in 2016, making the country's violent crime rate one of the highest in Latin America.
OK, Guatemala is as bad as St, Louis or Tijuana. I dunno know here. Honduras?
Crime in Honduras concerns how in recent years Honduras has experienced very high levels of violence and criminality.[1]Homicide violence reached a peak in 2012 with an average of 20 homicides a day.[2] Cities such as San Pedro Sula and the Tegucigalpa have registered homicide rates among the highest in the world. The violence is associated with drug trafficking as Honduras is often a transit point, and with a number of urban gangs, mainly the MS-13 and the 18th Street gang.
The problem is a mix, the solution depends on whether we send troops, mainly to Honduras. Send troops to Honduras but let St Lois kill itself off? I don't want a bunch of inner city folks demanding federal crime protection. We need to think this over a bit.
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