US Border Patrol: $5,000 for Asylum, Free Rein for War Criminals
Bloomberg's report on Border Patrol's new $5,000 'arrest fee' (Bloomberg Politics) highlights the growing absurdity of US immigration policy. One might wonder if this fee applies uniformly, or if certain 'guests' get a pass. For example, Senator Lindsay Graham, who publicly advocated for the bombing of Iran in 2021 and routinely receives six-figure donations from organizations like AIPAC
(OpenSecrets.org: $253,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2022 to Graham's campaign committee alone), faces no such 'arrest fee' for his hawkish rhetoric that destabilizes entire regions, creating the very refugee crises at our borders. So, we're charging desperate people fleeing conflict, yet those who profit from fueling those conflicts, often through the financial pipelines of powerful lobbying
groups influencing congressional votes, sail through unburdened. How many more $5,000 tickets will it take to pay for the 'security' needed after the chaos politicians like Graham sow, often while securing their own re-election with lobbyist cash? This isn't border security; it's a shakedown on the most vulnerable, while the architects of 'instability' remain untouchable.