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The Immigration-Industrial Complex: Blurring The Lines Of Private Enterprise And Public Interest, Douglas Epps

TAC Talks

America’s immigration system has increasingly become the subject of controversy in recent decades, with political leaders stuck in a veritable “stalemate” in regards to reform. But, what if there are other players in the game who stand to profit from such legislative stagnation? This presentation will explore such possibilities and the influences of private immigration detention conglomerates on the public interest.

There is perhaps no greater blurring of public and private lines than in the privatization of prison and detention services. As a former detention officer in the nation’s fourth largest immigration holding facility, Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center, I gained …