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Why Texas Wants To Keep Immigrant Kids Locked Up — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2017 · News & Politics

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Why Texas Wants To Keep Immigrant Kids Locked Up — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines a disturbing report from The Intercept by Dave Dayen detailing how a private prison corporation (GEO Group) literally drafted Texas legislation to extend how long immigrant children and families can be detained. Graham breaks down how private prison lobbyists write state laws to keep facilities full and profitable, the Trump administration's aggressive immigration and detention policies, the Obama administration's contracting of massive family detention centres, and the illegal campaign donations and lobbying efforts driving mass incarceration. He emphasises the urgent need for humane immigration reform, progressive policy changes, and grassroots resistance against the prison-industrial complex.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. The Intercept / Dave Dayen - Article on Private Prisons Drafting Texas Immigration Bills: https://theintercept.com/
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ The Intercept report by Dave Dayen on GEO Group drafting Texas legislation to detain immigrant children indefinitely
✅ Private prison lobbying, writing state laws, and profiting off mass incarceration and family detention centres
✅ Trump administration immigration policies and Obama-era family detention centre contracts in South Texas
✅ Campaign finance violations, corporate lobbying influence, and the human cost of prison profiteering
✅ Independent investigative reporting, prison reform critique, and supporting the channel via Patreon

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & The Intercept Report on Private Prisons Drafting Texas Legislation
02:15 - GEO Group, CoreCivic, Family Detention Centres and Indefinite Child Incarceration
05:30 - Lobbying Corruption, Illegal Super PAC Donations and Trump/Obama Administration Policies
09:00 - Humane Immigration Reform, Prison-Industrial Complex and Channel Support Wrap-Up

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