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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by fzeroracer on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:49AM (#43411969)
Because this has historically worked so well with the War On Drugs and the sheer amount of people America puts into prison, yeah? Weird how no matter how hard we ratchet up draconian enforcement measures it doesn't seem to work.

And in this scenario, we're chasing away tourists, foreign talent and more. But hey, at least those sweet private prisons get their kickback from the layers of corruption.

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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by rayiner on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @11:13AM (#43413070)
Illegal border crossings have dropped to almost zero. The policy is working. Private ICE detention centers don’t get any money if people don’t cross the border illegally.
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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by LPisGood on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @11:47AM (#43413555)
There is absolutely no reason to think illegal border crossings were ever much higher than they are today.
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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by rayiner on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @03:58PM (#43416606)
This does not seem to be a disputed fact that there were a massive increase in the number of border crossings under Biden.
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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by LPisGood on Friday March 21, 2025 @09:40AM (#43435578)
After the pandemic it picked up as a result of the pandemic drop off, but it settled.
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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by 9283409232 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @11:22AM (#43413227)
Border apprehensions have dropped to historic lows. That does not mean border crossings have dropped to historic lows. I also don't fully trust data coming out of this administration.
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