Countries: Opportunity Plague and Rates

countries: A main cause of these and other ills is the failure of governments to provide for the health, education and welfare of their citizens, according to Hamilton Spectator. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras the countries that accounted last year for most apprehensions at the U.S. southern border are poor. Record-setting homicide rates and lack of economic opportunity plague much of the region. Even so, they could make far better use of the resources they do have. Saddled with some of the world's highest rates of poverty and inequality, these countries gather relatively little in tax. For this to happen, they need to reform their approach to taxes and public spending. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.