The Juan Campaign

How to help solve the immigration issue by fulfilling part of our foreign aid commitments.
Part of an effort to seek a higher common ground that all sides can agree on.
Feedback welcome!

U.S. taxpayers subsidize farm products and upset fair free trade. This makes Mexicans (and others) unable to feed their families and contributes to the need for migration.

Humanizing the Global Economy

Center of Concern

In attempts to stem the flow of migration for jobs, the U.S. taxpayers incur the cost of fences & Border Patrol; enforcement & courts; deportation to . . . start the cycle again because root needs have not been addressed.

U.S. taxpayers have the resources, but choose to spend on other priorities.

Ben's Oreos

Ben's BBs

U.S. taxpayers have committed to 0.7% of GDP, but in fact give only 0.15%

The One Campaign ~ what if we start with One % of the budget (0.25% of GDP)?

MDG intro | UN Millenium Goals

Sachs End of Poverty | text only

Most migrants would far rather stay in their home communities.

Floresta provides an excellent faith-based model. Check it out!

If ending world poverty seems too vast a project,
why don't we start by trying to help ourselves (stem illegal immigration)
by helping our neighbors with basic development.

Feedback welcome!