The legislation implements major cuts to healthcare funding, totaling $1 trillion, targeting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, which could greatly harm low-income individuals. A notable feature is the allocation of over $150 billion to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surveillance and detention capabilities, enforcing aggressive immigrant policies as standard procedure. Comparatively, ICE's budget for detention is set to surge from $3.4 billion to $45 billion, a dramatic increase that exceeds all federal prison funding and reflects substantial shifts in governmental priorities away from fundamental protections for citizens.
The bill proposes sweeping cuts, amounting to $1 trillion, to healthcare programs including Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, severely impacting low-income Americans.
With over $150 billion allocated, the legislation expands ICE's surveillance and detention practices, making aggressive immigration enforcement the new norm.
ICE's budget for detentions will increase from $3.4 billion to $45 billion, a staggering 365 percent growth that surpasses all federal prison funding combined.
The proposed ICE funding increase is larger than cuts in education, SNAP, NIH, CDC, and cancer research combined, indicative of a shifting national priority.
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