The wealthy in FL want detention centers for immigrants...just not where

[JanMichael]

they live with their horses and (probably poorly paid) "help." And...while they pride themselves on low taxes, now they are upset because...the town is broke. Oh damn. "The 13-square mile town, which prides itself on low taxes, needs the revenue, recently telling the federal government it was struggling to meet its $9 million budget."

http://news.yahoo.com/upscale-fla-town-fight-over-immigrant-prison-172908497.html

[eilen]

1. Workhouses? nt

[sarcasmo]

2. The link does not work.

[Moosepoop]

3. It worked for me just now. n/t

[JanMichael]

4. I just clicked on

works fine from here

[Edweird]

5. Really? They want to put legal immigrants in detention centers?

[JanMichael]

6. not sure what you mean

by your question? I re-read the article and saw nothing about that?

[Edweird]

7. "detention centers for immigrants" - It's in your headline.

[JanMichael]

8. ahhhh

sorry, the title of my post wasn't accurate to your standards. When you read the article and want to discuss that, we'll chat.

[RB TexLa]

9. No one wants detention centers near them.

[ensho]

10. here is more detail

In one of South Florida's upscale, rural enclaves, where peacocks roam and horse trails are as common as sidewalks, town leaders decided to bring in much of their money from an unusual business: a prison.

Only the leaders of Southwest Ranches kept their plans quiet from residents for almost a decade, and the project has now ballooned into what would be among the federal government's largest immigrant detention centers. The town would have to pay $150,000 each year to keep the prison, but officials say the town would turn a profit by getting 4 percent of what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pays the company operating the prison to hold inmates there.

Many residents finally caught wind of the idea this year, when the immigration agency announced a tentative deal, and they're angry. They've held protests at public meetings, contemplated whether to recall the mayor before his March election and whether to amend the town charter to make it easier to fire the city attorney pushing the deal.
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