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The Senate has passed a bill making Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the U.S.'s largest interior law enforcement agency with funding for Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda higher than most of the world's militaries, including Israel's.

Pending its passage in the House of Representatives, Trump's bill could mean a massive increase in ICE funding as part of an immigration enforcement agenda worth $150 billion over four years.

This figure is more than the annual military budget of Italy, which at $30.8 billion, is the world's 16th highest defense spender for this year according to tracker Global Fire Power.

It is also higher than military spending for Israel, ($30 billion), the Netherlands ($27 billion) and Brazil ($26.1 billion).

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 32 minutes ago

Remember when republican bitches about how much we spent on immigration?

[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 13 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

We’re probably nearing the point where Americans will start trying to get over the border wall and into Mexico.

[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Luckily CBP got a nice budget increase so they can prevent anyone from leaving too.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 hours ago

I can totally see this coming.

The developed world has a population growth problem. Population growth has slowed or reversed in many countries, but the global economy is designed around infinite growth, fed by an infinitely growing pool of workers and customers. Then when they retire they can be taken care of by the infinitely growing population of young people.

It takes zero imagination to picture this administration forcing "high value human resources" to remain in the country, including putting them on no fly lists. Unfortunately since they are stupid, the brain drain has already started.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

I was gonna say. Things might be different if I was in poverty and in central America, but for the rest of us the US just seems like a real awful place to be.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 hours ago

That was the secondary goal, keep people out and in.

[–] FireAtWill@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Well we were the most prosperous country in the world while being racist to the hilt. I'm guessing the GOP thinks that might be the secret sauce.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 20 points 3 hours ago

Gestapo. They're Nazi Gestapo. Treat them as they deserve.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I’m officially ready to be radicalized.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm this country, not wanting to go to a concentration camp makes you a radical

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

Not wanting to go to a concentration camp is understandable, especially if you have a high paying job.

Not wanting OTHER people you've never met to go to concentration camps? Whoaaa there Che, put down that AK-47!

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Daily reminder to all ICE agents. By signing up for ICE, you have signed yourself up for a lifetime of fear and criminal liability. There are Nazi concentration camp guards that were tried for their crimes in their 90s. There is no statute of limitations on crimes against humanity. Your names are recorded; your deeds are known. And you will face justice for your crimes. And do not count on a blanket pardon saving you. Crimes against humanity are violations of international law that cannot be pardoned.

fuck legal systems, we all know the next democrat will pardon them or refuse to prosecute them.

they need to live in fear from decent human beings,

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

surely this neck gaiter will protect me from consequences

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Honest question: why couldn’t the bill be repealed if Dems win the house and senate at midterms?

[–] Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

If Democrats win the house and Senate at midterms and have a veto proof majority in the Senate, then yeah, maybe they could pass a new bill that repeals all these things.

If they don't have a veto proof majority, then Trump will just veto it.

[–] DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

The Federal budget is passed annually, and all spending bills must originate in the House.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 45 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There's no way they need all those people and resources if they're only going after illegal immigrants. They're going to start disappearing their other targets too. People of Colour, Democrats, LGBTQ, scientists. Get in line. I hope you're ready for what we know is coming.

First they came for the immigrants...

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 6 points 4 hours ago

It'll be trans people first. Then gays. Eventually blacks. Then democrats.

[–] baratheon@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

Its incredible what people will support with actual money and loss of freedom if they are sold racist lies

[–] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works 76 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

That means this is their new military.

Pretty clever if you think if it. They don't try to convince their current one but build one up besides them while starving them of their resources.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

It does seem a lot like Schutzstaffel. They’ll need their very own Stasi too.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 69 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Building a paramilitary beholden to Party-aligned officials as a stopgap until the Party seizes total control of the actual military is boilerplate fascism.

EDIT: And when they do seize control the military, it usually doesn't end well for the paramilitary.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Who do you think they're going to Merc? Is it Jigsaw?

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