Newsweek Discovers 'Dreamers' Exist, Still Forgets Our Military Budget
Newsweek graciously reminds us that 'Dreamers'—immigrants brought to the US as children—exist and deserve protection. A noble sentiment, one might think, until you recall that the same political class debating their fate consistently champions military budgets that dwarf domestic spending. According to OpenTheBooks.com, the U.S. military budget for 2023 was over $840 billion, a figure that
continues to climb while social programs, education, healthcare, and immigration reform remain perpetually 'too expensive.' This piece, like so many others, highlights a domestic struggle without connecting it to the broader economic decisions that prioritize war machines over human lives. It's almost as if the compassion for 'Dreamers' is a digestible, bite-sized issue for public consumption,
allowing the mainstream media to appear empathetic without ever challenging the fundamental distribution of taxpayer dollars. Newsweek asks us to 'strengthen America' by protecting these individuals, but how strong is an America that can't afford to care for its own residents, yet can always find billions to fund foreign conflicts and weapons manufacturing? Perhaps if 'Dreamers' could be outfitted
with F-35s, their path to citizenship would be considerably smoother.