posted August 13, 2010 09:19 AM         

Prison companies could profit from AZ immigration laws.

Prisoners are big business. Huge private companies like Wackenhut and the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) are building and operating whole prisons and jails on a for-profit basis. The private prison industry is booming, despite high-profile escapes, violence, riots, and a government report that found no evidence that private prisons actually save taxpayers money. CCA, for example, paid out nearly $2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought when at least 20 prisoners were stabbed in one year at its Youngstown, Ohio, facility. In Tennessee, CCA routinely transferred prisoners with HIV to state-run prisons so company shareholders wouldn't have to foot the bill for HIV.

Arizona tried to put the entire system under private control.

posted August 13, 2010 11:33 AM         

Really Node?

And excactly how are "conservatives" trying to decrease the minority vote?

Perhaps by refusing to let illegal aliens vote on US elections?

It's no secret that President Birdbrain wants to grant amnesty to about 20 million illegal aliens thinking they're demoscat voters.

But Node, how are conservatives trying to decrease the minority vote?

The only people I've seen trying to keep people from voting..or make them vote "their way" are these:
http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/04/new-black-panther-party-intimidating-voters-in-pennsylvania/
http://www.whitleycountypatriots.org/2010/07/10/president-of-new-black-panther-party-admits-to-plan-to-intimidate-voters/

posted August 13, 2010 11:44 AM         

I figured that you would ignore the rest of the post and focus on that.

posted August 13, 2010 12:07 PM         

What's the answer to my question?

posted August 13, 2010 03:43 PM         

I love down in SE Arizona (about 10 miles from the border) and I can tell you that the cost to house illegals in jail is WAY less expensive that the cost to feed, provide healthcare and educate illegals and their children.

We only have ONE hospital in a 5000 mile county that can deliver babies because anchor babies killed the other three (illegals don't pay and the feds don't seem to want to reimburse for the costs to the state / county).

I would rather see the private prisons receive the money (which then supports prison guards, civilian workers and the economy) over that money going to illegals so they can send it back to Mexico.

posted August 13, 2010 05:26 PM         

Did you also see the picture Maddow put up for her rant? She put up a picture of Governor Brewer...as though she was somehow connected to the escape of the prisoners.

But, Brewer didn't sentence those escapees to a minimum security prison. Brewer doesn't run that private prison and in fact, Brewer had nothing to do with it.

Maddow is in the same boat with Olbermann, Mathews, Cooper and the other faux journalists who are in reality the propaganda arm and political activists for the demoscat party.