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Plan to put $1K bounty on heads of immigrants sparks fury in Missouri (www.rawstory.com)

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A confrontational legislative hearing Monday — with a witness calling a state senator a fascist and lawmakers battling over whether the state should put a bounty on undocumented immigrants — set the tone for this year’s debate on immigration and the state’s role in border security.

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[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

From TFA (emphasis mine):

The most aggressive approach, in a bill filed by state Sen. David Gregory, would award a $1,000 bounty for tips that result in the arrest of a person present in the United States without authorization. Gregory, a Republican from Chesterfield, wants to authorize bounty hunters, usually employed by bail bond businesses to catch absconders, to track down people identified in tips.

And if the tip proves accurate, the person arrested would be charged with “trespass by an illegal alien,” and subject to life in prison without parole if federal immigration authorities declined to take custody.

I expect cruelty from these people, but the harshest sentence that exists short of death‽ Solely for being undocumented, no other offense or aggravating factors. And held in conditions civilized countries wouldn't allow for mass murderers (state and local prisons are generally much worse than federal).

I just can't even ...

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 days ago

That’s so they can get slaves. That’s what this is about. The south is still mad they lost.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Prison labor, for the fields.