At its heart this is a story of white privilege--like so many of these are....

[Ol Janx Spirit]

First of all, there is the white privilege that has for so long defined life in rural America:

"Wilder felt far enough off the beaten path that residents assumed the aggressive immigration crackdowns they'd been hearing about were a big-city problem."[1]

But even more telling is the venue of the raid itself:

The raid targeted La Catedral Arena, an unlicensed racetrack that's been part of the social scene around here for ages. It wasn't just some random spot—people went there for events, to see friends, to be part of the community. Then federal agents showed up, and everything changed.
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John Carter runs a security company that worked at the racetrack, and he's a Trump supporter himself.[1]

So this unlicensed racetrack--read: illegal betting--that had a distinctly Hispanic name and was run by immigrants was "part of the social scene" and protected by a security company run by a conservative, but "[n]obody thought something like this could happen here"?

This sort of thing is endemic in rural red areas across this country: their white privilege tells them that they have the right to do all sorts of things that others should not enjoy the same right to.

Whether it is illegal moonshine, drugs, gambling, animal fighting, tax evasion, etc., rural white America enjoys their privilege--and it is so embedded in the culture now they are often shocked when it breaks down.

But the malAdministration is so dedicated to their racism that even white privilege is being pushed out of the way to satisfy their lust to inflict pain on immigrants.

It might move the needle eventually....


[1] https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pro-trump-idaho-farming-town-nearly-destroyed-ice-raid-leaves-community-without-harvest-workers-1777595