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Prairie Gates

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1. Procurement capture

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:53 AM

Apr 2025

The whole thing is an evil scam, gaffling up human beings for the purpose of paying off cronies with detention facilities contracts. Of course, this was also the real reason behind the so-called war on crime - pure procurement capture and pay-off to unproductive rural areas in the form of prison construction and servicing industry. Now it's just framed up around immigration, and the money is federal and large.

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ICE to spend up to $45 billion on contractors for immigrant detention, deportation [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP

Procurement capture Prairie Gates Apr 2025 #1

A big money, no-bid jobs program for favored contractors. Norrrm Apr 2025 #2

Careful Jughead Apr 2025 #3

Immigrants now. Citizens next. Those who aren't "loyal" will be on the list at some point. Firestorm49 Apr 2025 #4

This is a big giveaway to republican donors. Mr. Sparkle Apr 2025 #5

This makes my stomach turn as does everything this Administration does. chowder66 Apr 2025 #6

The SCHEME is give these fuckers money, that they will donate bluestarone Apr 2025 #7

There's a new Country-Western song: 'Brownshirts and Prison Camps' DV1 Apr 2025 #8

What Congressional bill is financing all of these ICE cost increases? angryxyouth Apr 2025 #9