Article: Immigration Detention
Source: buzzfeed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/immpolitic/ok-so-why-do-we-need-immigration-detention-reform-e7do
Ok, So Why Do We Need Immigration Detention Reform?
The U.S. detains hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants every year and places them in a system that’s wasteful and inefficient — here’s why we need to fix it.
1. We spend too much money on it
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Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) spends nearly $2 billion a year — or $5 million a day — on immigration detention.
2. Seriously, too many taxpayer dollars
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Let’s say we limited the use of detention just for those who had committed violent crimes. We’d save $4 million PER NIGHT.
3. And for some reason, we want to spend even more taxpayer dollars on it.
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The 2014 budget that passed the House of Representatives calls for $5.6 million a day spent on immigration detention. That’s $164 per day per person.
4. Yet, even when spending so much money, we still rely on private prisons (!) for the majority of these detentions
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FACT: Private prison companies in 2011 housed nearly half of all immigration detainees. Wait, where do all the billions go?!
5. Private prisons for immigration detention are kind of a thing
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Private prison corporations spent $45 million in the last 10 years on campaigns and lobbying. Shudder.
6. Alternatives to detention – such as electronic bracelets or required check-ins – are so much cheaper and humane
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Existing alternatives to detention range in cost from $0.17 a day to $17 a day, with an average of $5.94/day.
$164 > $5.94
7. They’re also far more effective
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People in alternatives to detention appeared at their immigration hearings 94% of the time.
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