What is the point of detainment and deportation?

[ProudLib72]

It creates a logistical nightmare. It requires hundreds of man hours that could be devoted to something of real benefit. It overburdens infrastructure (housing detainees). It disrupts business and causes who knows how much financial loss.

So, someone tell me why.

Just to create chaos?

[Phoenix61]

1. Money, lots and lots of money

They will be for-profit detention centers. Money to be made building them. Money to be made running them.

[ProudLib72]

3. I would agree

but the news coming out now about a massive ICE operation makes me wonder. Why does it have to be immediate? They haven't had time to build those centers.

[Phoenix61]

5. It makes perfect sense

They haven't thought out a single they have done yet. Why would they start now?

[bhikkhu]

7. I heard once that it would cost $20 billion to deport all the "illegals"

and that it was rank hypocrisy of congressional repugs to criticize the president for not doing it, as they would never fund it. I doubt they will fund it now either, just enough headlines, raids, smoke and mirrors to spread fear here and placate the rabid xenophobes.

[msongs]

2. Job security for LEO

[Lucinda]

4. Red meat for Trumps viscous voters...going to bite them in the fanny though when

food prices go up, and all the other businesses get hit from the loss of workers...

It's just evil malicious fear mongering in action.

[bettyellen]

6. Red meat for the base.... it's why he can pay lip service to racism this week- they know it's BS

Because of what he's doing.

[gopiscrap]

8. the point? A hatred of people of color