MY EVERYDAY THOUGHTS. Discussion lead: Defund. ICE. Border Crossings. U.S. Crimes. And Stuff.

<>Defund! Passion. My "defund" wish: The U.S. military spending, $850 billion, which is almost 4x the budget of China’s “Defense.” Consider that the CCP/PLA had to “defend” (if ever) a population that is 4x larger than the U.S. 

       Meanwhile, a compelling lead to the “Defund!” discussion is Bill Clinton’s Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the largest crime bill in U.S. history. The budget was $30 billion ($65 billion in current money). In that year, the U.S. experienced 42.4 million criminal victimizations, 26 percent were violent or deadly. ☮️🗽☮️

<>Defund ICE? ICE's budget is around $10 billion, which is under Homeland Security’s (proposed) $66+ billion budget. Mr Trump proposed a double ($112.4 billion) in the onset of 2025. Federal and government budgets for migrant sheltering vary. Hint: NYC alone spent $1.7 billion in 2024. 

       Meanwhile, I view the “2 dead in Minnesota” as an immigration per se issue, more than it is a federal law enforcement program or a Left vs Right caterwaul. Please, continue reading. ☮️🗽☮️

<>Deaths are a daily fact among migrants crossing towards the U.S. border. In 1998, a record 8,000+ migrants died trying to cross. In recent years, the deadliest tally was 895 deaths in 2022 (surpassing 2021’s 560). 2025: At least 30 to 32 reported deaths, equaling the record set in 2004. 

       A significant stop to illegal border crossings would mean less migrant pursuit in U.S. soils. Less violence, less deaths. 2025: Crossings dropped to lowest levels in over 50 years. The U.S. Border Patrol recorded approximately 237,538 encounters with migrants in fiscal year 2025, a dramatic drop from over 1.5 million in 2024 and over 2.2 million in 2022. ☮️🗽☮️

<>Violent crime, border crossing, mass shootings. <>When Barack Obama deported a record number of migrants (4,000 average in his first term) and Joe Biden let in a record number of migrants (at times 4,000-6,000 a day, from 2021 to 2024), the Left was cool and quiet. 2025: Lowest number of U.S. mass shootings in 5 years. Peak: 2021 (689). 

       Also, the largest 1 year drop in U.S. homicides, 20 percent, was tallied in 2025. Major cities recorded a 21 percent drop in homicides compared to 2024 and a 44 percent decrease from the 2021 peak. Yes, that’s the reason why I am more scared of winter ice this year, and not Trump’s ICE. ☮️🗽☮️