Companies spent millions in lobbying on immigration issues that led to a spike in incarceration levels and, in turn, boosted corporate profits.
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A new report by Grassroots Leadership, a group advocating for the abolition of private prisons, documents how private-prison industry lobbying is driving up immigrant incarceration rates.
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<p>A new report by Grassroots Leadership, a group advocating for the abolition of private prisons, documents how private-prison industry lobbying is driving up immigrant incarceration rates.</p>