The DHS 'Fight': A Perpetual Motion Machine of Profiteering
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream outlets like The Hill often present the 'DHS fight' over immigration as a complex political battle between Congress, the White House, and various factions, highlighting funding debates and policy disagreements, particularly around border enforcement and deportations. The narrative tends to focus on the political drama and the perceived challenges of managing migrant flows.
🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current 'DHS fight' is deeply rooted in a history of US imperial and neo-colonial interventions in Latin America, dating back to the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala to protect the United Fruit Company, or the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile. These interventions, along with NAFTA (1994) and subsequent 'free trade' agreements, decimated local
economies, displaced millions, and created the very conditions that compel people to migrate north for survival. The US then blames these same migrants for 'illegally' crossing borders without ever acknowledging its role in creating the crisis. Double Standard: While the US media and government decry 'illegal immigration' as a national security threat and a drain on resources, they remain largely
silent on the hundreds of billions of dollars annually funneled into intelligence agencies and military interventions abroad, which directly destabilize regions and create refugee crises. Furthermore, highly skilled migrants, often from US-destabilized nations, are welcomed as 'brain drain' for the global South and an economic boon for the US, while others are dehumanized. Follow the Money: The