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Think Globally, Act Globally
RECEIVED Thu., June 4, 2020
Dear Editor,
The International Affairs Budget is a topic that can not be ignored, even in today’s political climate. This budget allocates a certain amount of money to foreign diplomacy and development initiatives. With the ever-increasing interconnectivity of our globalized world, global poverty and instability have a huge effect on the United States in more ways than one. Places with extreme poverty allow for instability that creates forced migration, national security threats, and puts a strain on international economic markets. As we have seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, what happens on one side of the world can cause a ripple effect that affects us all. I am urging Senator Ted Cruz and Senator John Cornyn to continue to pioneer U.S. leadership in international affairs by protecting the International Affairs Budget. Worldly problems are no longer far away. In this strenuous time, we can not turn our backs on the estimated 500 million people that could be pushed into poverty during this time, on top of the more than 3 billion people that already live on less than $2.50 a day.
The International Affairs Budget is a topic that can not be ignored, even in today’s political climate. This budget allocates a certain amount of money to foreign diplomacy and development initiatives. With the ever-increasing interconnectivity of our globalized world, global poverty and instability have a huge effect on the United States in more ways than one. Places with extreme poverty allow for instability that creates forced migration, national security threats, and puts a strain on international economic markets. As we have seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, what happens on one side of the world can cause a ripple effect that affects us all. I am urging Senator Ted Cruz and Senator John Cornyn to continue to pioneer U.S. leadership in international affairs by protecting the International Affairs Budget. Worldly problems are no longer far away. In this strenuous time, we can not turn our backs on the estimated 500 million people that could be pushed into poverty during this time, on top of the more than 3 billion people that already live on less than $2.50 a day.
Haven Barton-Knabe