Locking up undocumented immigrants is a profitable business for private prison companies in the US, who have spent more than $32 million lobbying on the federal level since 2000 to acquire more funds for private detention centers.
American taxpayers are paying an estimated $2 billion this year on imprisoning immigrants, and much of those funds will go to new facilities to house the 400,000 immigrants detained annually, the Associated Press reported.
Housing each undocumented immigrant costs taxpayers about $166 per night, which more than doubled since 2004.
And more prisoners are being detained as the government increasingly charges immigrants with federal crimes for repeatedly entering the country. Ten years ago, about 3,300 illegal immigrants were held in private prisons. Now, that number has risen to more than 23,000. With this increase in detainees, private prison companies have seen their revenue rise from $760 million to $5.1 billion. Full story...
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American taxpayers are paying an estimated $2 billion this year on imprisoning immigrants, and much of those funds will go to new facilities to house the 400,000 immigrants detained annually, the Associated Press reported.
Housing each undocumented immigrant costs taxpayers about $166 per night, which more than doubled since 2004.
And more prisoners are being detained as the government increasingly charges immigrants with federal crimes for repeatedly entering the country. Ten years ago, about 3,300 illegal immigrants were held in private prisons. Now, that number has risen to more than 23,000. With this increase in detainees, private prison companies have seen their revenue rise from $760 million to $5.1 billion. Full story...
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There are laws in this country and they need to be followed. Why do liberals such as yourself want to coddle and encourage people who come to this country illegally?
ReplyDeleteThis week, the Congressional Research Service released a report showing that the federal policy of releasing criminal aliens back into the population, as opposed to deporting them promptly, has created a virtual alien crime wave across America.
Liberals like myself??? Or do you mean the writer of the article?
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