Budget Matters Blog

Entries By Alliyah Lusuegro


Three Ways Movements Are Building Solidarity to Resist ICE

Across different issue areas and walks of life, people are taking a stand against Trump's dangerous mass deportation agenda. Here are three examples of what that looks like.


Our federal budget is showing us that Congress is putting ICE first and families last. It should be the other way around.

Trump's mass deportations and detention agenda has been granted a total of $240 billion through 2029. This money could do wonders for millions of families by funding healthcare, food, and education. 


The World’s First Conference to End Fossil Fuels Must Address Militarism, Too

Fossil fuels and militarism are part of the same architecture of power. To combat climate change, governments must be willing to challenge both.


$1 Billion a Day for War in Iran Could Help Every Family Who Needs Healthcare and Food Stamps

According to a recent estimate, daily Iran war costs of $1 billion/day would be able to fully cover: Medicaid for all 16 million people expected to lose it as a result of GOP budget cuts, AND food stamps for all 41 million people who rely on them.


ICE Out of Target: Why a Familiar Store Is at the Center of Nationwide Protests

Across the country, people are beginning to ask a hard question: what does it mean to shop at a company that is cooperating with ICE and Border Patrol?


From ICE Brutality to the Invasion of Venezuela, People Say No to Trump’s Militarism

Across the country, communities are calling out the administration’s lawlessness - both in its brutal immigration enforcement and its reckless intervention in another country.


The Clock Is Ticking: Invest in the Planet, Not the Pentagon

At the 10 year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, U.S. climate commitments are being swallowed up by military spending.


The More Americans See of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, The Less They Like It

Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.


Bringing Demilitarization into Climate Justice: Reflections on 2025 Climate Reparations Camp

In climate reparations camp, we learned what the U.S. owes to the world for its contribution to the climate crisis - $446 billion per year by 2035.


5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Militarizing Our Immigration System

Since taking office this year, President Trump and his administration have been unapologetically loud and harmful about immigration. And they’re using the U.S. military to help do all of it.