ICE Builds More Cages, Calls it 'Border Security'
Newsweek highlights a "new map shows new ICE detention centers across US," framing it as a response to border challenges. What their report conveniently omits is the thriving, multi-billion dollar industry of private corrections companies like GEO Group and CoreCivic, primary beneficiaries of these expansions. These corporations actively lobby Congress, pouring millions into political campaigns to
ensure a steady supply of detainees, making 'border security' a goldmine, not just a policy. (Source: Newsweek, August 2018) While politicians wring their hands over 'border crises,' these same companies, often through their PACs, finance the very policies that create and sustain demand for their services. It's not a bug; it's the feature. One might wonder if the 'crisis' is less about national
security and more about shareholder dividends. After all, why solve a problem when you can profit endlessly from its existence?