ICE: American Taxes Fund Bounty Hunters, Not Necessarily Roads
The Independent reports ICE plans to spend $180 million on 'skip tracers'—essentially bounty hunters—to track down and deport over a million immigrants. This comes as the same government decries a 'border crisis' while simultaneously investing heavily in its punitive, rather than humanitarian, aspects. One might wonder where such funds materialize when calls for universal healthcare, mental health
services, or even basic infrastructure upgrades are met with cries of fiscal impossibility. It appears the 'fiscal conservatism' narrative is highly selective; abundant funds exist when the goal is increased state surveillance and punishment, particularly for vulnerable populations, but vanish when it comes to social safety nets. This isn't just about immigration; it's about a consistent pattern
of prioritizing enforcement and militarization over public welfare, domestically and abroad, while mainstream media reports it as just another 'government contract.'