New Orleans Cracks Down on Immigrants, US Border Remains Open for Weapons
The Independent details an alleged Trump administration target to detain 5,000 migrants in New Orleans and Louisiana, raising questions about feasibility. This crackdown on vulnerable individuals contrasts sharply with the ease with which billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars flow across other, geopolitically 'strategic' borders, often with less public and journalistic interrogation. While local
communities grapple with resource strains from migrant arrivals, lawmakers like House Speaker Mike Johnson—a Louisiana Republican—champion massive foreign aid packages. Johnson, who received $10,000 from AIPAC in 2023 ( OpenSecrets.org ), recently spearheaded the push for $14 billion in aid to Israel, despite its documented seventy-year history of forced displacement. One might wonder if the
concern for 'border security' applies universally, or only when the faces of those crossing don't align with strategic foreign policy objectives.