Just in case there's any doubt about whether or not Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants is immoral, we now have even clearer proof that it is. According to Business Insider, the people who run private prisons are excited about the financial possibilities of Trump's immigration policies—especially the fact that these raids are happening all over the country and not just along the southern border.

"Interior enforcement efforts could create demand for additional detention capacity in other areas of the country," [CoreCivic CEO Damon] Hininger said. "ICE expects the implementation of new policies and executive orders to lead increases in arrest [sic], charging documents and detainers issued either at the border or in the interior of the country in fiscal year '18. Second, ICE expects the average length of stay for detainees to increase as a result of increased interior enforcement." GEO Group's call on Monday took a similar tone, with GEO Group's chief financial officer Brian Evans anticipating a similar increase in detention lengths to roughly 45 days per immigrant...

Private prisons are disgusting and immoral. The decision-makers in charge of incarcerating people should be unbiased when it comes to incarceration. But when you've got private prisons, it's in the best interests of the corporations that run them for the mass imprisonment of our minority communities to continue unabated. To these corporations, each prisoner represents profit. This leads to cut corners and terrible treatment of inmates, all in the name of making more money. Additionally, the private prison industry creates a lobby that is financially incentivized to push for criminal-justice policies that have been shown to be ineffective and racist, and that lead to more non-violent offenders wasting their lives in subpar prisons. There is no interest in rehabilitating people.

This immigration crackdown is good news for the private prison industry, because longer periods of detention mean more money for the companies. But admit it. Even if you are a staunch right-winger, reading that quote should make you sick: Those are rich executives talking positively about the financial benefits of human beings whose lives are being torn apart. And for what crime, really?

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