Veronica Escobar is a judge in El Paso, one of the places where immigrants are registered and later dispersed to other cities. While there have been more immigrants coming to El Paso and straining resources, she's close enough to the situation to say that there is no crisis; the crisis exists solely in the words of our politicians. Not only are they stirring up the population, but they want to spend money to 'control the situation'.
The most prominent waste of money is Rick Perry's proposal to send 1,000 National Guardsmen to 'protect' the border. This will cost $12,000,000 a month. The wastefulness appears endemic in Texas as state legislators and the Department of Public Safety are planning to spend an additional $30 million over six months to create a “surge” of state law enforcement resources. Part of Mr. Obama's $3 billion will go to surveillance ( drones at $40 million) and transportation and detention ($1 billion). Add all this to the $259 we spend each day on each detained immigrant. Does this make sense to you?
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