We will “scour this budget, line by line, eliminating what we don’t need, or what doesn’t work, and improving the things that do,” intoned the President-elect the other day. Undoubtably, it's a refrain repeated by every Pres since the guy on the dollar bill. But let's take the new Pres at his word. (Why not?! It actually feels possible and when is the last time we could say that, really?) So, as a program that doesn't work, and is morally appalling to boot, may we suggest to start by eliminating this 6 billion dollar plus program to disappear half a million "illegal immigrants" into a "private" jail system w/out any recourse to "due process" rights. Here's one of those programs that has mushroomed as a displaced demogogic sop to post-9/11 security fears. It's shameful. Cut it, please.
No comments:
Post a Comment