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Any of our “””””fiscal conservatives”””” or, in particular, our resident “”””libertarian”””” contrarian who claims to care about frivolous government spending above all else, want to weigh in on this?
I'm incredibly skeptical of the math done by "Global Firepower", the fact that there's no link to find out what is included in the calculations and the reference to "ICE fund", not "budget" but, if true, that is ridiculous.
Edit: I'm skeptical of Time also, but they're showing a much different number:
Bill would pour $100 billion into ICE and border enforcement
In terms of immigration, the bill stands to significantly expand the capabilities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
ICE’s current annual budget is around $10 billion. Under the version of the bill that passed the Senate, the agency would receive an infusion of more than $100 billion through 2029: $45 billion for detention facilities, $46 billion for border wall operations in the U.S.-Mexico border and $14 billion for deportation operations.

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Add Billions to ICE’s Budget
Under the Senate version of the bill, the agency would receive an infusion of more than $100 billion through 2029.

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