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A confrontational legislative hearing Monday — with a witness calling a state senator a fascist and lawmakers battling over whether the state should put a bounty on undocumented immigrants — set the tone for this year’s debate on immigration and the state’s role in border security.

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[–] trslim@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago

1k? The fuck am I supposed to buy with 1k anyway?

[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 days ago

He is a fascist. And should be treated exactly the same way soldiers treated fascists 80 years ago.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From TFA (emphasis mine):

The most aggressive approach, in a bill filed by state Sen. David Gregory, would award a $1,000 bounty for tips that result in the arrest of a person present in the United States without authorization. Gregory, a Republican from Chesterfield, wants to authorize bounty hunters, usually employed by bail bond businesses to catch absconders, to track down people identified in tips.

And if the tip proves accurate, the person arrested would be charged with “trespass by an illegal alien,” and subject to life in prison without parole if federal immigration authorities declined to take custody.

I expect cruelty from these people, but the harshest sentence that exists short of death‽ Solely for being undocumented, no other offense or aggravating factors. And held in conditions civilized countries wouldn't allow for mass murderers (state and local prisons are generally much worse than federal).

I just can't even ...

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago

That’s so they can get slaves. That’s what this is about. The south is still mad they lost.

[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

Next order of business. Should we put bounties on legislators?

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've been wondering about that: the ~~American Gestapo~~ ICE is roaming around and arresting lots of people. I understand some of those arrests result from random ID checks. But a lot of them is ICE officers raiding houses and "places of interest" where the migrants are supposed to be hiding, and the officers seem to know exactly where to go.

This started almost immediately after the Orange Utan gave the order, and they sure were able to nab a lot of people right off the bat.

Which raises the question: how did they know where to go get the undocumented migrants? Did they have lists of suspects and addresses before Trump was sworn in? And more importantly, if they did, who are the disgusting rotters who turned them in?

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

It started under biden, that’s how.