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Democrats will allow full ICE funding in budget bill (www.wsws.org)

submitted 3 days ago by sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The American Prospect reported that several Democrats in closely contested districts would be voting for the ICE appropriation. “They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement,” an unnamed source told the liberal magazine. “They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

they support this, because they still want the hand that feeds them,ie billionaires who also support the gop. also because they can use this as political capital to get elected in the next elections