Trump’s Bill’s Hidden Danger: A $200 Billion Crackdown on Immigration
Senate Democrats struggle to formulate a winning political message against the Republicans’ budget bill, despite its numerous flaws including massive tax cuts for the wealthy and devastating cuts to social programs. The bill’s unprecedented $200 billion allocation for immigration enforcement, far exceeding any other federal law enforcement area, is a largely untapped line of attack. This massive funding increase would dramatically escalate the administration’s already aggressive immigration crackdown. Democrats’ hesitancy to highlight this aspect may stem from a sense of political defeatism, overlooking the staggering scale of the proposed spending.
John Q. Hosedrinker