Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Immigrants Drive Prison Profits

Tom Barry | December 1, 2008


Americas Policy Program, Center for International Policy (CIP)
americas.irc-online.org

Immigrants are behind one of America's fastest growing, most profitable industries. That shouldn't come as a surprise. Immigrants have always been a core factor in U.S. economic development.

Mining, railroads, agribusiness, and, recently, construction have been among the many U.S. industries that historically been driven by an abundant supply of immigrants. But now, when the economy is imploding, most industries are shedding immigrants. The private prison industry, however, is booming, largely because of the ever-increasing supply of immigrants supplied by the federal government.


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