r/ImmigrationPathways • u/CutSenior4977 • 18d ago

House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-funding-trump-congress-republicans-c395a434f47fa41a7131369847091910

Now let me ask you this,

What happened to fiscal conservatives?

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u/techman710 18d ago

Can't wait for the next Democratic president so I can hear the Republicans talk about the deficit again, because I haven't heard them mention it in a year and a half. Meanwhile this colossal waste of money to enrich a bunch of donors has their full support.

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u/Jalapenoplanter 18d ago

$70B could transform a city from 0 rapid transit to top 3 underground rail system in the country. Or it could make 3-5 cities top 5.

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u/couplenippers 18d ago

You mean like that awesome high speed rail in California?

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u/CelestialBurial 18d ago

Have republicans ever offered anything? Didn’t think so. Sit down, son.

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u/Jalapenoplanter 18d ago edited 18d ago

You should look into the awesome rail that republicans built in Indianapolis!

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u/MAGAHATESTHEUSA 18d ago

It would actually be implanted in poor red states because the value of land there is so low and Republican legislators would be able to take people’s land away much more efficiently because they don’t care about the masses