It Could Happen Here The Genocide Budget (And How to Stop It)
Jul 8, 2025
The hosts dive deep into the implications of a massive budget bill, unveiling alarming funding for border enforcement and detention facilities. They critically assess how immigrant communities are impacted by restrictive policies and discuss the disturbing growth of the detention budget surpassing that of federal prisons. Healthcare inequalities come to light with cuts to vital programs, and the chilling effects of a national voucher program on public education are explored. Activism against these changes is deemed essential as the political landscape shifts.
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Breakdown of the Border Budget
- The $170 billion border budget funds diverse programs including wall construction, border patrol, ICE hiring, and detention centers.
- This budget aims to build a massive deportation and detention apparatus across many agencies over a decade.
Mobilize Resistance Against ICE
- Resist ICE and Border Patrol by mobilizing communities to confront and disrupt their raids.
- Increasing their numbers alone won't suffice for mass deportations if community resistance remains strong.
Devastating Medicaid Cuts Impact
- Medicaid cuts totalling $1 trillion over 10 years will include work requirements and benefit caps, especially harming disabled and trans people.
- Rural hospitals face severe funding losses, risking widespread healthcare collapse in poor areas.