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underpants

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Sun Feb 4, 2018, 05:21 PM Feb 2018

ICE discussion on RW talk radio - interesting

I heard this a few weeks ago and keep forgetting to post it. WRVA John Reid show - I can't find the podcast of it.

The local host had an immigration lawyer on. The guy was very reserved and well thought out. The morning drive time host let him go even though the guest wasn't following the normal talking points.

The lawyer made several interesting points from his experience.
The massive number of deportations under Obama
ICE has basically run out of the "low hanging fruit" and are targeting people they normally wouldn't.
The hyper aggressive nature of ICE recently was highly unusual and unwarranted in his view

His main point was that ICE has established its infrastructure and has had a tremendous increase in equipment purchases. They are trying to justify the investment in them but he didn't say in the typical cynical "spending all your budget" government waste language.

Again, the host let him go. I found it very interesting.

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ICE discussion on RW talk radio - interesting (Original Post) underpants Feb 2018 OP
Could equipment purchases include things like small arms and bullets? TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #1
 

TheDebbieDee

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1. Could equipment purchases include things like small arms and bullets?
Sun Feb 4, 2018, 05:30 PM
Feb 2018

Maybe some of the services ICE is purchasing goes to holding detainees...

And loaning out the services of the more skilled detainees to nearby manufacturers who need low-wage workers. Can ICE allow employers to pay for and use the services of some of the long-term detainees?

Maybe someone who works at this government agency can chime in and let us know!

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