Originally published at: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/dhs-was-built-to-come-after-people-like-me-now-they-are-after-all-of-us
This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. After 9/11, fear changed the U.S. That fear was exploited by our government, fostering a culture of complacency and turning Americans against one another in pursuit of “securing the homeland.” As a first-generation Iraqi American, I understand that on a deeply…
DHS is demanding even more to help build immigration prisons around the country. If they build them, we can be certain that they will fill them
If you think ICE/DHS is buying all those warehouses just to lock up immigrants, you are sadly mistaken. Private prisons have become a business model. And we should all know by now how far the government will go out of its way to protect shareholders.
Excellent article BTW.
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