“MAGA’s Dreams are Americans’ Nightmares” – Reaction to House Bill Passage and Massive Funding for Mass Deportation

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Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Joanna Kuebler, Chief of Programs at America’s Voice, reacting to the House of Representatives’ passage of the massive and destructive budget bill.

“Americans are already recoiling against the harm done by this administration’s deportation agenda – the masked ICE agents running amok; the industries and small businesses worried about their future viability; the fear spreading in American communities and the separations tearing apart American families.

Sadly, we fear it will get all the worse with the new and unprecedented infusion of tens of billions of dollars for Stephen Miller to fully scale the personal mass deportation crusade he’s dreamed about since his teenage years. Earlier this week, Vice President JD Vance admitted that slashing Medicaid, the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, the fiscal recklessness and all of the other unpopular and damaging provisions of this bill were ‘immaterial’ compared to the ICE and immigration enforcement money.

Yet Stephen Miller’s and MAGA’s dreams are most Americans’ nightmares. Turbocharging mass deportation endangers our economy, our families, our communities, and our history as a nation of immigrants.

Finally, count me as unsurprised that the group of House Republicans who have cautiously spoken out against recent immigration enforcement overreach and harms provided the crucial votes for passage. They now own what’s to come and will be held accountable for their action. It is time for people across the political spectrum to stand up and speak out.”