US Deportation Machine Now Targets Its Own Children
The BBC World reports on American adoptees facing deportation to countries they cannot remember—children brought here decades ago, now lacking citizenship due to bureaucratic oversights. This isn't just an administrative glitch; it's a product of a system prioritizing punitive enforcement over human dignity, all while our elected officials spend billions on intervention abroad. For instance, in
2023, the U.S. committed $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, alongside a recent $14 billion package in April 2024 (Congressional Research Service, HR 8035), funds that could, one might argue, be reallocated to fix domestic immigration system failures. One might wonder: how can a nation, quick to lecture others on human rights and 'democracy,' fail its own legally adopted children yet find
endless funds for foreign military engagements? The very politicians who bemoan 'border security' seem blind to the insecurity they create for those who believed they were home. Perhaps they're too busy counting lobbyist donations to notice the human cost of their selective compassion.