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Immigrants for Sale

Brave New Films sent us this must-watch primer on the big business (to the tune of $5 billion annually) of immigrant imprisonment. Watch and connect the dots between shady right-wing lobbyists, state legislators and private dungeons. —PZS

Read more about the project on this blog post by Axel Caballero.

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By mackTN, May 13, 2011 at 8:42 am Link to this comment

Blacks and latinos populate these prison…but there’s no room for Lindsay Lohan.

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By Artful Dodger, May 12, 2011 at 8:13 pm Link to this comment
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This is a case where the ideal border and immigration policy is not possible. Most immigration restrictionists realize they are up against large corporations, when they ask that employers be severely punished for hiring illegal aliens. Immigration enforcement will always be handled in such a way that is brutish and hamfisted when large business interests are involved. Business employers should face jail and large fines for unlawfully hiring illegal aliens. But this will not be the case as they are always able ask for leniency. The result is that powerless bear the brunt of enforcement efforts. This is similar to enforcement against prostitutes where the johns are treated lightly. Drug law enforcement works similarly. Addicts and low level dealers are treated harshly whereas the banks and other financial institutions are ignored for their roles in the drug trade.

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