Effect of Us Foreign Policy

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The relationship between the United States and Latin-America has been full of differences in power and the wealth between the north and other parts of the hemisphere. These differences have shaped the security relations between Latin America and the United States, and also the Caribbean (Bedolla, 2017). For much of the 20th century as stated earlier in this paper, the United States’ concern in matters security has provided a cornerstone for the political and economic interactions in the region. Some of the United States policies may have been propelled by humanitarian visions, and the hope of improving the lives of people living in the south.

Immigration of the Latino into the United States has been taking place for the longest time ever. This immigration has also become a hot topic in the American politics. Immigration can be referred to as the decision an individual makes inconsiderate of the macroeconomic status that influences that decision. The United States’ political and economic involvement with the country of the immigrant’s origin is one structural constraint that is often overlooked. The United States and Latin America immigration has taken place for a long time, and it has had different characteristics in different regions. The economic policies that existed in these countries and the available opportunities were influenced by the financial sector and the U.S government. The U.S strategic plans during the Cold war affected the social movements and ability to distribute wealth and resources in these regions. Two important U.S policies have deeply influenced the U.S relations with the Latino countries. These principles are the Monroe Doctrine and the manifest destiny. The manifest destiny ides suggest that the United States was meant to be an Anglo-Saxon Protestant country that stretched from coast to coast. On the other hand, the Monroe Doctrine, which had been developed by John Quincy Adams in 1923, sought to ensure that the Western Hemisphere would not be re-colonized by Europe. President Monroe has declared that the U.S would not interfere with the European Wars and internal affairs.

The reason why the United States sets these policies is that they want to see their neighboring countries being in a stable, prosperous and orderly state. In the 20th century, the U.S economic interest in the Latin nations played a central role in the development of these countries. Even after the Cold War started, the United States continued to intervene in the military and government affairs in Latin America. This had significant effects on making up of Latin America migration into the United States. The United States involved itself in the Latin America countries due to important international and political reasons. These political and economic interests have had an important impact on the countries from which the Latin Immigrants originate from, (Bedolla, 2017). For this reasons, immigration settlement for some nationalities has been made easier than for others by the United States.

The political relation between Cuba and the United States has become thawed, but their immigration policies still reflect a rivalry that is rooted in the Cold War-era policies. The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 allows the Cuban emigrants are fleeing the politically repressive police state and the restrictive economy, to get asylum in the U.S. Comparing this to the Central American immigrants; this region has had complex relations with the United States. For many years, migrations have been taking place in Central America, be it rural to urban, or even to other nations, (Ugrina and Mahler, April 1, 2006). This region was involved in the Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala civil wars, (Plantamura, January 2013). The U.S intervened, and they became prolonged as characteristic wars of the Cold War. These left devastating economic, social, and political consequences. What followed is the deportation of youths working as affiliated gangs; this has largely contributed to violence cycles being witnessed in the Central American region to this day.

These policies effects continue being felt today due to the high rates of femicides and homicides being witnessed in regions such as El Salvador. In the year 2014, many families were recorded to have fled to seek asylum in the U.S. Travel advisories have also been issued owing to the violence being witnessed in the country. The following year, the Peace Corps withdrew their volunteers from the region. The immigrants from the Central American regions are only two percent of the total immigrants who are given immigration permits, (Sizemore, 2017). On the other hand, eighty percent of the Cuban immigrants who apply for lawful residence are often granted the chance. Therefore, it is important for the United States to re-evaluate how their foreign policy responds to the violence in Central America or how it perpetuates it, through their deportation policies.

It is clear that the U.S policies have impacted the economy of the Central American Nations as well as their governance negatively. The problems of security in Central America are also a concern for the United States as the number of refugees moving to the country is large (Cardenas, June 26, 2014).

References

Bedolla, G. (2017). Latino Migration and U.S Foreign Policy. Retrieved from https://clas.berkeley.edu/research/immigration-latino-migration-and-us-foreign-policy

Cardenas, J. (June 26, 2014). Central America’s Security is the United States’ Problem Too. Retrieved from http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/06/26/central-americas-security-crisis-is-the-united-states-problem-too/

Lakhani, N. (June 13, 2017). Central America braces for return of U.S Military-led Foreign Policy. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/13/central-america-us-foreign-policy-deportations-aid

Plantamura, P. (January 2013). Impacts of U.S Foreign Policy and Intervention on Guatemala: Mid-20th Century. Retrieved from

Sizemore, K. (2017). The U.S Is Making Things More Dangerous in Central America, Again. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/young-professionals-in-foreign-policy/the-us-is-making-things-m_b_9198760.html

Ugrina, D, and Mahler, S. (April 1, 2006). Central America: Crossroads of the Americas. Retrieved from https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-america-crossroads-americas