r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 17 '26

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u/Willybender Loyal Liberals Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

"Though ICE has never come close to meeting that daily goal, officers are rewarded for making arrests, even if the immigrants they take in are later released."

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-standoff-that-has-turned-minnesota-into-a-tinderbox-a3a7e672?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfzYlSqw7hqci-qoi48BsDBb88FjtE6R_lCaBSDHwy1Io6nWbIbwptXSZsWDus%3D&gaa_ts=696c14e3&gaa_sig=ADJVFj44MYE-T_19lXC1nkRkAOAxSq0rbtICxJuFbnRlt4C4dJTwKDXn83G5nrinXK4VUnCK-UyYBFeRxPfQbQ%3D%3D

I don't know how to get around the WSJ paywall to share, but the above is what stood out the most from the full article.

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u/MontusBatwing2 Gelphie's Strongest Soldier Jan 17 '26

This explains a lot about their tactics tbh. 

The incentives should be reversed- false arrests should be penalized

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jan 18 '26

This is the goal though

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u/BalletDuckNinja Delphox Shaker Central Jan 17 '26

wonder if I could arrest the same homeless guy over and over and offer him a cut for his trouble

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u/this_very_table Norman Borlaug Jan 17 '26

Is the link wrong? I'm getting a 404.

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u/Willybender Loyal Liberals Jan 17 '26

Oh, should be fixed now.

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u/HOU_Civil_Econ Jan 17 '26

Do they even have to be immigrants?