Save Those Who are Forced to help the Cartels and Gangs

   Among my thoughts as I thought about the blog I wrote last night:
   I suggested it should be easy to distinguish between a poor person from the Mayan highlands and a terrorist or MS13er. So, I suggested that in vetting them, we should quickly let the poor highlanders in. Actually, it might not be so easy to tell that someone poor is not involved with a gang or cartel. The gangs and cartels often force people into participation. So, do we screen these folks out in our vetting? They are perhaps the most in need of fleeing their home countries.
   Here's part of the answer: Many of them should qualify for entry into the U.S. under asylum laws. If they are forced to join the gang against their will, that certainly is persecution. And, they are part of a social group -- albeit one yet to recognized  -- in that there are a number of people who forced against their will into helping the gangs and cartels. These asylum cases may take longer, but they should be tried.
   And, here's another part of the answer: I once called for what I called a "sing visa," in which those who turned in criminals and helped in the prosecution of them were granted visas into the United States. I, again, think this would be a good idea. Only, let them apply not only for turning over information that might lead to convictions for crimes against the United States, but for crimes in their home countries.
   We speak a lot of how we should help clean up those countries instead of bringing those people to America. Well, this is going half way with that, anyway, in that we would be helping clean up those countries. We could offer them witness protection while they were being court witnesses against criminals in their home countries. Too expensive? I only know that some have said we should help clean up those countries, and if you are going to do it, this is one of the ways you do do it. No offense, but put your money where your mouth is, so to speak.