US Budget Priorities: Boeing Jets for Deportations, Not Necessarily for Americans
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly dropping $140 million on a fresh fleet of Boeing 737s – not for improving infrastructure, healthcare, or education, but specifically for expedited mass deportations. This comes after years of rhetoric blaming migrants for societal woes, ignoring the inconvenient truth that decades of US foreign policy in Central and South America, coupled with
climate catastrophe, have destabilized entire regions, making safe homes untenable. One might consider which industries truly profit from perpetual crisis and militarized borders. This isn't just about an aircraft purchase; it's a symptom of a system that monetizes misery. The same corporations that benefit from defense contracts, like Boeing, also benefit from the 'security' contracts needed to
manage the fallout of destabilization. Yet, instead of addressing the policies that drive forced migration, the government invests in faster ways to send people back to the very conditions they're fleeing. Call it 'migrant management,' or call it maintaining a profitable carousel of displacement and detention.