When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.

The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.

We've heard the parish is wiped out, totally wiped out. Its hospitals, schools, homes and civic center are all under water.

It is important to start building new hospitals and schools as soon as possible but it's most urgent to save the lives of thousands of children who could then make use of these schools.

There's a strong correlation between urbanization and demand for raw materials. With new roads, hospitals, airports, schools and housing comes rising demand for lumber, cement, steel, copper, rubber, glass and a host of other basic materials.

So many of our problems are made much worse by this huge flow of illegal immigration. Overcrowded hospitals, underperforming schools, traffic congestion, and never-ending sprawl are all fueled by out-of-control immigration.