There are ICE agents operating in many states of the union removing illegal aliens. Yes we only see major protest and violence in the state where fraud of billions of dollars of taxpayer money was uncovered.
Not saying web-footed, but the damn thing sure quacks.
A classic case of "oh look, shiny thing!". Try to deflect what we should be looking at to something "made up". ICE is doing their job. Anyone who hasn't worn a badge in these trying times doesn't know what they're dealing with in these deep blue bastions of bullshit. It's a wonder to me that more "innocent peaceful protesters" aren't perforated. I continue to pray for all LEOs.
ICE should keep the course, Trump should continue to do what we elected him to do, and Democrats will continue to obstruct. Hopefully Republicans in congress can spontaneously develop testicles!
I've seen other folks, largely from the Left, alluding to this.
In effect, "Texas and Arizona have more undocumented immigrants than Minnesota, so why is ICE presence so heavy in Minnesota?"
To which I think (and sometimes respond): Who says ICE *doesn't* have a ton of agents on the ground in Texas and/or Arizona, actively doing arrests and deportations? It's a large agency with agents already stationed all over the nation, and the ability to fly them to places that temporarily need more manpower. The question is, what's in Minnesota that's not in Texas and Arizona?
Two things, primarily, that I can see:
1. An high-profile immigrant-run fraud ring stealing hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars.
2. Wide-spread, high-profile "protests" that are quickly approaching open violence.
(The key is the "high-profile" part in both.)
#1 will bring a lot of attention from the federal government, and "a lot of attention" translates directly to a lot of agents on the ground.
#2 will being a lot of attention from the media, and "a lot of attention" translates to wall-to-wall 24/7 coverage and "analysis" (usually by the most unqualified schmuck the media can dig up) of every action every ICE agents takes.
#2 is also a positive feedback loop: more protests means more media coverage, which gets protesters' attention and outrage, which means more protesters come in from outside the area, which means more (and more violent) protests, which means more media coverage, more attention/outrage, more protesters, more protests, more coverage, etc.
The result is that ALL we're hearing about is Minnesota -- activities in every other location are overshadowed and ignored, but it's stupid to assume that just because we're not hearing about it 24/7, that it's not happening.
A classic case of "oh look, shiny thing!". Try to deflect what we should be looking at to something "made up". ICE is doing their job. Anyone who hasn't worn a badge in these trying times doesn't know what they're dealing with in these deep blue bastions of bullshit. It's a wonder to me that more "innocent peaceful protesters" aren't perforated. I continue to pray for all LEOs.
ICE should keep the course, Trump should continue to do what we elected him to do, and Democrats will continue to obstruct. Hopefully Republicans in congress can spontaneously develop testicles!
I've seen other folks, largely from the Left, alluding to this.
In effect, "Texas and Arizona have more undocumented immigrants than Minnesota, so why is ICE presence so heavy in Minnesota?"
To which I think (and sometimes respond): Who says ICE *doesn't* have a ton of agents on the ground in Texas and/or Arizona, actively doing arrests and deportations? It's a large agency with agents already stationed all over the nation, and the ability to fly them to places that temporarily need more manpower. The question is, what's in Minnesota that's not in Texas and Arizona?
Two things, primarily, that I can see:
1. An high-profile immigrant-run fraud ring stealing hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars.
2. Wide-spread, high-profile "protests" that are quickly approaching open violence.
(The key is the "high-profile" part in both.)
#1 will bring a lot of attention from the federal government, and "a lot of attention" translates directly to a lot of agents on the ground.
#2 will being a lot of attention from the media, and "a lot of attention" translates to wall-to-wall 24/7 coverage and "analysis" (usually by the most unqualified schmuck the media can dig up) of every action every ICE agents takes.
#2 is also a positive feedback loop: more protests means more media coverage, which gets protesters' attention and outrage, which means more protesters come in from outside the area, which means more (and more violent) protests, which means more media coverage, more attention/outrage, more protesters, more protests, more coverage, etc.
The result is that ALL we're hearing about is Minnesota -- activities in every other location are overshadowed and ignored, but it's stupid to assume that just because we're not hearing about it 24/7, that it's not happening.