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All of you know Orange County, California, right?  Beaches, mansions, surfing, Vietnamese food, and now…immigration detainees.  The OC will soon be home to two immigration detention facilities, one in the city of Orange and the other in an unincorporated area near Irvine.  The L.A. Times reports that the County signed a deal with ICE that will bring an estimated $30 million per year and help save jobs in the Sheriff’s Department – both critically important in light of the County’s current financial position.  Of course, not everyone is happy that the OC’s financial salvation means an influx of over 800 deportable aliens, most of whom supposedly “high risk” detainees.  C’mon though, folks – the federal government has money, and state and local governments need money – this seems like a real no-brainer to me.  With all this money flying around, I just hope that the County and ICE don’t forget the bigger picture here - creating a decent and humane facility for people caught up in America’s deportation system.