Refugees

 Venezuela has the largest oil reserves of any country in the world. We don’t yet know about the artic circle, Somalia, or the Philippines. In spite of their resources, history and wealth, the US sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba have succeeded. The refugees are proof. It is silly to blame those governments because they couldn’t effectively fight the US. The only thing holding up those nations is their own desperate need for sovereignty. Maybe Venezuelans should install a Saudi prince.

Everyone has noticed that the United States absorbed the Ukrainians and Venezuelans are on the street. The Ukrainians flee war. The Venezuelans flee poverty. Ukrainians got here first. There are more Ukrainian refugees. Venezuelans have more skills, that is why they came. As far as the initial brunt of refugees, the Orthodox take care of their own and Catholics don’t.

The pope finally popped the Texas bishop. I don’t know how much say that bishop had, but he was representing his constituency. Texas “Ted Cruz” Catholics are more concerned with their MAGA points, wasting federal money, than taking care of business. The Texas Catholics handed out airline tickets dropping people wherever with no coordination. Try dropping into a city without a reservation, it may work.

Whatever the disjunct, Catholic “charities” proves the failure of funding faith based.