Yep.Mr.Jensen.What do you think about those bush third worlders in Long
Island,New York (I love New York) running their sewage down the
streets?
Yeah,I am selfish.Sue Me!
cuhulin

Well, that exactly makes my point. If, assuming we in the US are on a
stable footing economically, can afford to help third world nations get
a leg up, we *might* accomplish a couple of things:

(1) Make their lives better - we're good guys;
(2) Help them take pride in their own living conditions - less sewage
in the streets;
(3) Make it palatable for them to stay in their own countries,
*helping* to solve both our own border security problems and homeland
overpopulation potential.

Once they reach a higher standard, we can then begin to deal with them
like the humans they are instead of as a scary potential plague.

This approach has been tried in some coastal desert African nations,
and so far the results have been quite positive - formerly starving
people now have enough food grown by ecologically benign means, plus
enough to sell or barter to others, AND they have, for the first time
in their lives, free time to enjoy life a little bit instead of
groveling for every cockroach every minute of the day. Cost to
civilized nations footing the bill - minimal. Potential benefits in
long term to entire region - enormous.

I'm not saying it will work everywhere - but every mouth fed with
healthy food today is another stomach that won't be desperate tomorrow,
and that can't be all bad.

Bruce Jensen