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why is ICE wasting millions of dollars arresting the wrong people but DOGE is cutting cancer research? Its time to abolish ICE.

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Because they are cowards and taking innocent gay barbers, sheet metal workers that are family men, and teenage barely men is easier than facing a tatted up legit MS13 gang member who fires back and fights back.

I really think ICE has quotas to hit. It would explain a lot of their behavior, and it’s clear the king really cares about the weekly numbers.

when a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become the king. the palace becomes a circus.

We changed to a system of elected kings last year, see “Trump v. United States”

I don't think it's just the quotas. My past experience with CBP and specifically things I witnessed at border crossings led me to the conclusion that the very nature of the job attracts people who basically have a sadistic streak and enjoy having that kind of power over others and exercising it.

Imposing their will isn't waste as far as the administration is concerned. All acts, right or wrong can be spun as them doing something.

And the current administration doesn't care about "waste", they only care if the given policy, department, money advances their goals / corruption and etc. They're happy to waste in that context.

Because one kind of thing helps people and the other kind of thing inflicts pointless cruelty on the innocent.

And the regime loves pointless cruelty.

It's because average voter prioritizes deportations over cancer research.

You're thinking about this wrong. There's no place for logical questions here.

They have quotas to hit to meet the Republican party's fake numbers of 'the people who are to blame'

Because government terror, cutting education, and normalizing authoritarianism and corruption is the point.

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