AMERICA MUST BUILD HOUSING FOR ITS DEPORTEES SHIPPED TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, TO CONTAIN CHINA, AND INCREASE ITS INFLUENCE IN THE REGION

The idea of having the United States employ its own contractors to build the necessary housing and supporting medical and administrative facilities for those individuals which it will be deporting to Antigua and Dominica, under signed agreements, is a win-win for both America and the Caribbean:

(1) It allows the U.S. to more closely monitor Chinese activity in the region.
(2) It results in construction jobs, and business, for locals, rather than the usual import, by China, of its own labor and materials, because otherwise, China will enter the construction picture.
(3) In the event of national disaster, America has facilities in the region which can assist in rescue and recovery, as needed, without the usual delay of bringing in assets from the Continental United States.
(4) The new self-contained American medical facilities can provide emergency services for post-hurricane relief, if local services are destroyed.
(5) It would give residents of the West Indies, who believe that the U.S. is engaged in benign neglect of the region, with few embassies and little cultural outreach, a positive indication of American concerns.

As you know, the residents of these two island nations have expressed serious concerns about the impact of the presence of the deportees upon their economy, public safety, housing availability, and availability of consumer goods. This action would go a long way towards responding to those concerns.