Well, when we do the latter, the money stays in the US. Since the aid goes directly to the foreigner without any foreign government middle man, waste and corruption are greatly reduced.
Sounds like a good deal to me.
So, if we are going to spend money on foreign aid anyway, I would much rather it go to illegals in this country. It's a lot more efficient than our usual shenanigans.
When I worked at a defense contractor I was told that most of the foreign aid was siphoned back into US manufactured weapon systems. So if the US gives Austrasia $100 Million, the Austrasians have to spend $95 Million on missile launchers made by Raytheon or Lockheed.
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