The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Flor

[riversedge]

And my question is-who is picking the crops in Florida?

Thomas Kennedy
@tomaskenn
The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Florida. Just horrible priorities as usual from our state government.
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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD 🔨
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If you’re wondering how much public money the state is spending to staff this immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades, look no further as we have the contract for CRS (Critical Response Strategy). They are the ones “managing” the facility.

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[underpants]

1. Corrections Officers Regular pay $8.7M Overtime pay $14.4M

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Priorities. Who is more important? Kids and our future or Authoritarianism? . . . .nt

[karynnj]

3. I wonder if this approved high salary might be that ICE is paying the state on a cost plus basis

If so, raising the cost of the facility might give the state more of the huge ICE money just included in the bill ... at the expense of almost any safety net spending that should have been included.

[allegorical oracle]

4. Keep reading the millions of cost will be "fronted" by Florida. Then maybe (or not)

reimbursed by the feds. Guess it depends on djt's mood. We know our elected officials won't apply any pressure.

[karynnj]

5. I would think if ICE used it to detain people, they would pay.

My supposition was that the more it cost FL to create and maintain, the more they would pay. FL could be seen to have taken on the role of owning a "private prison".

[RockCreek]

6. I want to see teachers get overtime

For the hours of expected work they do outside the standard job description.
Not to mention, reimbursed for the out of pocket money they spend on classroom supplies, etc.

[Hekate]

7. Concentration camp. Death camp.