The White House (via OMB) strongly protests Congressional efforts within the FY 2027 NDAA to prohibit the purchase of warships from foreign shipyards. The Administration argues that these restrictions undermine national security by limiting flexibility and hindering its strategy of leveraging allied yards, such as in the 'Finland model,' to drive investment into U.S. shipbuilding capacity. This signals a significant policy shift toward integrating international partners into advanced naval construction, suggesting the Pentagon is prepared to bypass traditional domestic build requirements for future combat vessels.
As border enforcement expands, ‘colonia’ communities are left without basic infrastructure
English Summary
Despite massive federal spending on border enforcement and surveillance, unincorporated 'colonia' communities along the U.S.-Mexico border are being left without basic infrastructure, including safe water, roads, and drainage. The report argues that this neglect is not accidental but is a direct consequence of fragmented governance and policy frameworks that prioritize security spending over civil infrastructure investment. Colonias, which are deeply embedded in rapidly growing economic regions, suffer from persistent poverty and limited services due to jurisdictional gaps and misaligned federal funding. Policy must therefore shift to integrate comprehensive civil infrastructure investment into border development strategies to address deep-seated socioeconomic inequality and support the region's growing population.
中文摘要
儘管聯邦政府在邊境執法和監控方面投入了巨額資金，但美國與墨西哥邊境沿線的未建制「科洛尼亞」（colonia）社區，卻缺乏基本的基礎設施，包括安全飲用水、道路和排水系統。本報告指出，這種忽視並非偶然，而是源於治理和政策框架的碎片化，導致政策將安全支出置於民用基礎設施投資之上。科洛尼亞社區深植於快速發展的經濟區域，但由於管轄權的空白和聯邦資金的分配失衡，持續面臨貧困和服務匱乏。因此，政策必須轉向整合全面的民用基礎設施投資到邊境發展戰略中，以解決根深蒂固的社會經濟不平等，並支持該地區不斷增長的人口。
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