Latin Communities Stuck Between the US and Latin American Drug Wars

According to nationaltoday.com, in 2017, drug overdose was the leading cause of deaths among US citizens under the age of 50. This had been increasing over the years.

According to a statement released by President Donald Trump to the public during a rally in New Mexico, Hispanics have a deeper understanding of the drug crisis happening in the US. He said that the center of the crisis is the arrival of drugs in the country at an uncontrollable rate.

Based on an article in Dallas News, President Trump's statement regarding the Hispanics and their understanding of the drug crisis and the US and Latin American drug wars is true but is incorrect on the type of reasoning he expressed.

According to Dallas News, what Hispanics are very knowledgeable of is the US and Latin American drug wars had not been successful for either side of the border.

The Hispanic communities living in the United States of America and Latin America had been accustomed to the burden placed upon then by the United States' drug-related laws and policies.

There had been multiple deaths due to drug dealership where some of the victims are innocents. Some even threaten communities. What remains very clear is the fact that drug addiction in the US is making dealers richer by the billion and their wealth is giving them the power to exert violence to those individuals who block their trading opportunities.

The opioid problem in the US is a vast and controversial matter. Despite the volume of opioid issues in the country, only a few reports connect drug addiction among citizens to the unending fight against drugs in Latin America.

According to the Congressional Research Service, Mexico's war against drugs is sustained by the United States where billions of dollars are invested for funding soldier training, assistance for military vehicle and equipment purchases and other expenditures that would help Mexico win the fight against the illegal drug trade.

The support of the US to Mexico's war on drugs had contributed to the increase in violence in the country of Mexico resulting in 35,964 deaths due to homicide in 2018. This is 12% more from the previous year's records.

The ammunition assistance provided by the US government had caused great devastation thus increasing the intensity and number of criminal acts by Mexican citizens.

Based on the report of the Congressional Research Service, the never-ending war on drugs in Mexico had resulted in an increase in migration. For 2019, it was forecasted that 508,000 residents from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador are expected to leave their home country to migrate to northern parts of America.

The non-stop chaos caused by the US and Latin American drug wars is causing families from Mexico to migrate to different countries in an increasing trend.

Because of the countless drug wars in the US and Latin countries, Latin communities from Latin America and the United States are being stuck in the middle of the crisis. It is one of the causes that lead families from Latin America to flee their country.