Tell that to American mothers who can't feed their babies. Tell them that if they're at all angry about not being able to feed their babies while illegals can come and get it, they're the ones who are in the wrong.
I too would be somewhat frustrated if indeed whole pallets of formula containing 'thousands and thousands' of tins had just been diverted to the border. Seems like overkill to me and it is also apparent that Cammack was trying to make political mileage out of it. Hence my request for any sort of confirmation that the story is true. Nothing yet.
Notwithstanding that it is a legal requirement to provide suitable food and water. The 1997 Flores Agreement makes it so. The Biden admin would be breaking the law by not providing it.
And here's some details for you. I can't find the number of nursing mothers detained but here's a figure for pregnant women:
Biden administration bars ICE from detaining pregnant or nursing women
'The highest number of arrests occurred in fiscal year 2018, when ICE detained 1,459 pregnant women.'
And from the same link:
'Citing a commitment to making the U.S. immigration system more "humane," the Biden administration announced Friday that it barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from detaining pregnant or nursing women, absent "exceptional circumstances."
That was in July of last year. So excepting 'exceptional circumstances', no nursing women are being detained. But let's assume that number is the same as the pregnant women in the record year of 2018.
So if you do the maths then the absolute maximum number of tins of baby formula needed, assuming that ICE is
completely ignoring this admins orders and assuming that they are holding a record number of women with children that require formula is...4 tins per day. Which is about $100 worth.
Do you know the amount of baby formula sold in the US? In 2020 it was $4
billion dollars.
Sales of baby milk formula by type U.S. 2020 | Statista
If you're looking at absolutely worse case numbers, detention centres are using 0.00001% of the available formula.
And hey, if the Ursula detention centre runs out, one of their guys can drive over to their nearest supermarket and get some more. The Walmart in Mcallen has 23 different types on its shelves. Maybe that's where they got it from...
Search inventory or check stock at your Mcallen Neighborhood Market, 800 East Nolana Ave, Mcallen, TX 78501 - Walmart.com