# Why did we ignore illegal immigration for so long?

> A Texas woman's deportation sparks debate on cheap labor and ICE's harsh tactics.
- Title: Why did we ignore illegal immigration for so long? | Shortify
- Summary: A Texas woman's deportation sparks debate on cheap labor and ICE's harsh tactics. A Houston woman deported to Honduras after crossing borders illegally…
- Keywords: illegal immigration, ice, houston, deportation, cheap labor, asylum process, texas, news, local, did, ignore, illegal
- Source: Houstonchronicle — https://houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/trump-immigration-ice-deportation-detention-22470680.php
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- Topics: illegal immigration, ice, houston, deportation, cheap labor, asylum process, texas, news, local
## Deportation impact
A texas woman was deported to honduras after crossing borders illegally.
## Why we ignored immigration
For years we turned a blind eye to illegal immigration because we valued cheap labor.
## ICE's harsh tactics
ice signed a contract for electric gloves to shock and disable people.
## Social programs ignored
we could have provided healthcare, snap, housing, education and parks with immigration funds.
## Humanity vs. policy
ice's response to protests included electric gloves and prison transfers to undeveloped countries.
## What happens next
voters are urged to support change through early voting on october 19.
## Key takeaway

A Houston woman deported to Honduras after crossing borders illegally highlights years of ignoring immigration costs and ICE's violent methods.