Border Patrol Deploys Tear Gas on Protesters, Not Lobbyists Inflating Their Budgets
The Hill reports Border Patrol agents, in Chicago of all places, used tear gas against protesters concerned about immigration enforcement, following a car chase. The optics – federal agents in paramilitary gear deploying chemical irritants against civilians in a major American city – would be jarring if it weren't so familiar. What's conveniently ignored is the exponential growth of these
agencies, often unfettered by true oversight. While local activists face tear gas, the actual funders of this expanding surveillance and enforcement state, including mega-lobbyists for defense contractors and border tech companies, operate with impunity, their donations shaping policies that prioritize an ever-more militarized domestic front over community needs. One might wonder if the same
'force' used on Chicago's streets would ever be considered for those writing the legislative checks that lead to such confrontations.