Dan McLaughlin: Addressing the Actual "Root Causes" of the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis

When quasi-border-czar K. Harris went to South America to investigate the "root causes" of the refugee crisis, my expectations were low. Democrats play the "root causes" card when they (a) don't want to do what it would take to mitigate a problem, and (b) see a way to push one of their pre-existing, not-necessarily-related commitments. So, with respect to crime: they don't want more cops and don't want to put crooks in prison...but they do want more money going to NGOs and whatnot in blue cities. So we get a lot of midnight basketball and the like. I figured the "root cause" of the refugee crisis would turn out to be climate change--that's their usual go-to. But, honestly, I don't remember what her verdict was--if any.

   But I agree with McLaughlin on this: here's how you deal with the relevant "root cause"...

   That's not necessarily saying that I support this operation. I neither have nor deserve much of an opinion on it. Getting rid of Maduro is at least narrowly good. But it comes at a cost. And, like most Americans, I've had a bellyful of nation-building. All I can really do is hope for the best...