How private prison companies are influencing immigration policy

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 09:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Private prison stocks soared in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s 2016 election. Given his tough stance on immigration as a candidate, it’s easy to understand why. According to political scientist Loren Collingwood, Trump’s proclivity for anti-immigrant rhetoric served as a signal to investors that the U.S. detainee pool would increase substantially in the wake […]

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