

Jesus Christ this is fucked.
The MAXIMUM estimates at the number of folks in the US illegally is below 20 million. So this bill is proposing that we spend over $4,000 per person and only to cover the next 4 years.
I’m curious about section 287(g) is of the immigration and nationalities act is - the fact that it’s not named is a bit concerning.
$20 million to “check minors for gang tattoos” is fucking gross… oh, wait it’s actually $40 million bc we have two departments doing it.
I could see it being a “softer” way of a community enforcing good behavior, especially for things that don’t rise to the level of mod action.
I’m not on an instance with (visible?) downvotes though, and I do think that makes me more comfortable voicing opinions.
The hexbear mods/admins will probably have gotten community feedback and done a poll, so might be worth checking with them?