BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOUR

uBeing a good nrighbour is also about being reliable. For example, if your neighbor's house burns down accidentally most people will think nothing of offering them a place to stay while they sort themselves out. Indeed, in Venezuela, there has been a massive tragedy that is almost unBblievable in the scale of the destruction. Not only buildings and roads and airports were distroyed but also ten of thousands of lives have either been lost or severly injured. It's almost as if this happened on the other side of the world and does not affect us at all. But this is our neighbor where people have been killed or injured or lost their homes from the earthquake. And yet, we lightly carry on as if nothing happened just to the west of us. But there are several thousands venezuelans living in trinidad who are here quite legally. Many of them have relatives in Venezuela who require visas to come here. Shouldn't we as a good neighbor, allow these relatives to come in for a limited time to help them and our neighbor get back on their feet by removing the visa requirement for these people only for a limited time. This is not an original idea but was on the news recently in regard to what Spain is doing for those who's relatives are legally in Spain and have been affected by the earthquake. Would it be adverse to our national interest if we allowed these people to come over here for a limited time? I am not advocating an allowence that is indefinite but only for a limited time as a good neighb our.