U.S. only interested in Venezuelan and Ukrainian immigrants, not those from the Central American Triangle

Welcoming Venezuelan immigrants is totally different from welcoming those from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, according to PBS’ White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez. On yesterday’s PBS Hour she was asked why is President Biden giving Venezuelans and Ukrainians a “path to citizenship” while not doing the same for others. Barron-Lopez responded that Biden’s recently announced program favoring 20,000 Venezuelans seeking to come to the U.S. makes sense because immigration from the Central American triangle is now down, while those seeking refuge from Venezuelan “communism” [sic], Nicaraguan communism [sic] and Cuba is on the rise. Read between the lines. Actually you don’t have to because it’s pretty explicit what she’s saying. Those poor Indians from the Guatemala-El Salvador-Honduras triangle don’t count. What’s important is politics, namely the fight against “communism,” ie. policies that Washington is opposed to. Nothing to do with humanitarian concerns. It’s about weaponizing the issue of immigration. Indeed, Trump did the same.