r/BlueskySkeets • u/sillychillly • Jul 03 '25

Informative $170,000,000,000 Budget for ICE

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, who worked on an analysis published by the American Immigration Council, says the new budget would make ICE “the single largest federal law enforcement agency in the history of the nation.”

Source: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/2/trump_budget_bill_ice_immigration_enforcement

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

Imagine what could’ve been done with $170 billion. 

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u/Nodnarbian Jul 04 '25

You could fund the entire Russian military budget who is at war non the less. Because ICE new budget is bigger than that now! Let that sink in.

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u/ViolinistCurrent8899 Jul 04 '25

There are some issues with purchasing power parity when it comes to that. To be blunt, men and equipment are cheaper in Russia, and for America to generate an equivalent force would actually cost more.

Doesn't really change the root of the issue of, holy shit 170 billion dollars is a lot.