America’s Famous Drug & Immigration Problems: Creating Crises, Blaming Others, and Cashing In

 

America’s Famous Drug & Immigration Problems: Creating Crises, Blaming Others, and Cashing In

The Manufactured U.S. Drug War: Profiting While Destroying South American Economies

If there’s one thing that the U.S. excels at, it’s manufacturing crises out of thin air and then pointing fingers at anyone but itself, no matter which party governs America. The so-called “Drug and Immigration problems” are textbook examples—one helping to create the other—all to enrich large corporations while targeting minorities and the helpless. Those who have been left homeless, starved, and forced to flee their countries through no fault of their own are ridiculed as “illegals.” The beast in the jungle has taken everything from them, including their dignity, forcing them to live far from their homes, only to be demonized. Ironically, many of these people worship the same God as the beast that preys upon them.

For decades, white upper-middle-class Americans—especially those who religiously vote Republican—have perfected the art of deflecting responsibility. When it comes to the destabilization of South American nations, they seem blissfully unaware that their beloved Wall Street overlords and interventionist policies have helped reduce entire economies to rubble. The logic is flawless: first, break an entire region through exploitative policies and militarized interference; then, act absolutely bewildered when people from these nations seek a better life elsewhere.

Take the infamous “illegal drug problem” that America has been fighting for decades. According to the grand American narrative, drugs flow northward from South America into the U.S., corrupting innocent citizens and leading to tragic overdoses. But hold on—whose problem is it really? Should South American nations be held responsible for teaching Americans not to use illegal substances? Or should the U.S. perhaps look inward and consider that education, law enforcement, and healthcare could be more effective solutions? But no, introspection is simply too exhausting.

The U.S. government, with its unimpeachable moral compass, took it upon itself to intervene in South America under the pretense of eliminating the drug trade. Enter Reagan, who, in a dazzling display of hypocrisy, traded weapons with Iran while meddling in Nicaragua and Panama, setting the stage for decades of chaos. Of course, no South American nation attempted to march into Washington to arrest U.S. officials for these actions. That would be absurd. The rules, after all, are different when you wear the American flag.

Fast forward, and now we find out that the U.S. wasn’t just fighting drug cartels—it was making business deals. Turns out, the so-called war on drugs was more of a joint venture. The pharmaceutical industry was eager to get in on the action, and before long, legally manufactured opioids were killing hundreds of thousands of Americans. And yet, curiously, no one seemed to be held accountable. Not the drug companies. Not the government. Not Wall Street, which has a well-documented appetite for illicit substances. Instead, the blame fell on desperate South American migrants, who, after years of U.S.-induced instability, were left with no choice but to seek refuge elsewhere.

These once-peaceful nations, turned into hotbeds of crime, have become unlivable due to violence fueled by illegal arms sales and selective drug enforcement policies. And, shockingly, many of these weapons originate from—you guessed it—America. But please, let’s continue pretending that South Americans should just “fix their own countries.”

Meanwhile, multinational corporations are happily buying up the best real estate in these regions, displacing locals and turning entire economies into playgrounds for the ultra-rich. The people affected by this pillaging? They’re left with few options other than to migrate. But, of course, rather than addressing the economic devastation the U.S. has contributed to, it’s easier to stoke fear about an “immigrant invasion.”

If South American nations ever decided to file a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. for the economic and social devastation wrought by American intervention, there’s no doubt they’d have mountains of evidence. But good luck winning against the world’s largest exporter of chaos, where corporate profits always come before accountability.

And will anything change? Unlikely. The corruption that fuels these cycles of exploitation isn’t confined to U.S. borders. The leadership in these South American nations, much like their American counterparts, is just as complicit. So the cycle continues, with the same players, the same tired excuses, and the same manufactured outrage.

The immigration problem? Oh, it was never really a problem. Just another convenient distraction from the real culprits who keep cashing in while pretending their hands are clean.

Making money for these U.S. corporations does not stop there. Now, many TV series are made about these drug wars, where we can clearly see the failures of U.S. policies and the U.S. corporations once again milking billions from these stories. And I am quite sure none of this money will go to the people who have been hurt by these policies and continue to suffer from U.S. actions. I wish there were laws that would force all those responsible for these crimes and profited to be held liable so that these people could be given the justice they deserve.