; Whereas suspending United States assistance to Central America will worsen conditions in Central America and promote increased migration to the United States; Whereas according to former United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander Admiral James Stav­ridis, The best thing we could do to reduce the flow of refugees from Central America is to help them improve conditions there. Suddenly stopping all foreign aid there will only increase the driving forces creating the caravans over time, which will be even more costly to deal with on our border. It is like stopping your preventative medications, then wondering why you need surgery a year later. ; Whereas only one day after the Secretary of Homeland Security entered into a promising multilateral compact with Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to address migration flows, the President announced plans to terminate United States foreign assistance to those countries; Whereas the President blocking the use of funds appropriated by Congress for bipartisan initiatives that address the root causes of child and family migration from Central America will exacerbate the situation at the border; Whereas instead of working to reduce humanitarian suffering at the United States-Mexico border, the President has intentionally worsened conditions for asylum-seeking individuals who have a right to due process and humane treatment when arriving at the border; Whereas Congress appropriated $192,700,000 above the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2019 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for humanitarian relief at the southern border, including $128,000,000 for contract medical professionals, $40,200,000 for food, infant formula and diapers, and $24,500,000 for transportation between CBP facilities; Whereas Congress appropriated funding for 484 immigration judge teams in fiscal year 2018, of which only 395 were on-board as of September 30, 2018, and provided funding for 534 immigration judge teams in fiscal year 2019