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Your comment feels unsubstantiated. What do you mean by that? Or do you just mean the current government has Republicans at the top. Can you share data on how

Your comment feels unsubstantiated. What do you mean by that? Or do you just mean the current government has Republicans at the top. Can you share data on how people of one party are supporting ALPR and the other are against it? I was looking for a public poll on this question and couldn't find one. edit: Why am I being downvoted?

hypeatei 1y ago
Polling this year consistently shows that Republicans support all the actions being taken with respect to immigration under this admin. Sorry I don't have any links handy at the moment, but you can see it in this thread: "too many people crossed under Biden, look what you made us do!"
- CGMthrowaway 1y ago
  I don't see anything in the article that says anything about immigration. From the info provided, this is about suspicious behavior ID'ed via ALPR, and they don't specify suspicious of what. That seems very broad and something a reasonable person would expect many people of all parties to be wary of, not just people of one party.
  - hypeatei 1y ago
    > I don't see anything in the article that says anything about immigration Article starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide"
    - CGMthrowaway 1y ago
      Where does it say immigration? You know USBP is bigger than immigration right? Drugs, weapons, currency, illegal goods, etc. Even the largest cateogry of enforcement activity, illegal entry/removal - is itself much bigger than "immigration" which I take it to be people who want to live in the US or seek asylum. Within illegal entry you have: Terror watchlist Recycling deportees (commuting to/from construction job sites in Phoenix or coming from Tijuana to do sex work in US) Ultralight pilots dropping meth in fields Smuggled minors (custody disputes) Chinese nationals on the run from China Mexican wildlife/hunting violators Archaeological and horticultural looters stealing from Sonora Desert Dryback US citizens pretending to be aliens to get a free ride on ICE flights to Houston US citizen gotaways

hypeatei 1y ago

Polling this year consistently shows that Republicans support all the actions being taken with respect to immigration under this admin. Sorry I don't have any links handy at the moment, but you can see it in this thread: "too many people crossed under Biden, look what you made us do!"

CGMthrowaway 1y ago
I don't see anything in the article that says anything about immigration. From the info provided, this is about suspicious behavior ID'ed via ALPR, and they don't specify suspicious of what. That seems very broad and something a reasonable person would expect many people of all parties to be wary of, not just people of one party.
- hypeatei 1y ago
  > I don't see anything in the article that says anything about immigration Article starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide"
  - CGMthrowaway 1y ago
    Where does it say immigration? You know USBP is bigger than immigration right? Drugs, weapons, currency, illegal goods, etc. Even the largest cateogry of enforcement activity, illegal entry/removal - is itself much bigger than "immigration" which I take it to be people who want to live in the US or seek asylum. Within illegal entry you have: Terror watchlist Recycling deportees (commuting to/from construction job sites in Phoenix or coming from Tijuana to do sex work in US) Ultralight pilots dropping meth in fields Smuggled minors (custody disputes) Chinese nationals on the run from China Mexican wildlife/hunting violators Archaeological and horticultural looters stealing from Sonora Desert Dryback US citizens pretending to be aliens to get a free ride on ICE flights to Houston US citizen gotaways