In pushing back against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s plan, President Xiomara Castro threatened that a base hosting U.S. troops could “lose all reason to exist in Honduras.”
In 2023, Hondurans sent $8.97b back to their country from their jobs in the US. That same year, the country’s GDP was $34.40b.
Doesn’t seem very crazy to want to protect 26% of your country’s income.
I wonder how big of a part this stuff mentioned in the article is
The move would present grave risks for the small country, which depends on the United States as its largest trading partner and a source of humanitarian aid.
If it’s anywhere near it or larger they’ll be in a real pickle since Trump is absolutely going to use trade and aid for coercion
In 2023, Hondurans sent $8.97b back to their country from their jobs in the US. That same year, the country’s GDP was $34.40b.
Doesn’t seem very crazy to want to protect 26% of your country’s income.
I wonder how big of a part this stuff mentioned in the article is
If it’s anywhere near it or larger they’ll be in a real pickle since Trump is absolutely going to use trade and aid for coercion
Wouldn’t have to if the US wasn’t a leech on their economy
Google banana republic