Realistically, shittier living conditions in the detention centers, just like how in the 2000s and early 2010s living conditions were shittier in California prisons because they were overcrowded. Which is why refusing to sell or rent warehouse space to ICE is counterproductive from the point of view of illegal immigrant detainee welfare.
It’s darkly funny, in a way, to recall a racist trope that gets trotted out about immigration all the time: immigrants bring disease into the country. That in itself isn’t funny, obviously. The funny part is that it seems like we’re proving the opposite to be true under the Trump administration. As the measles outbreak in America continues to rage, immigration detention camps are starting to feel the effects.
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It’s also worth remembering that the spread of disease is a recurring feature in the concentration camp industry. Deaths from disease as well. And, unlike the trope mentioned above, these are infections immigrants are getting from America, not bringing to her soil.