The U.S. Border Industrial Complex is a multi-billion dollar industry. In 2016, the U.S. spent $20 billion on immigration enforcement alone, more than it spent on all other federal criminal enforcement agencies combined. It is also fifteen times more than what the U.S. spent on immigration enforcement in mid-1980s.
The mapping provided below shows corporate involvement in the various aspects of the border industry.
- U.S-Mexico Border Wall
- Incarceration and Detention Facilities
- Services in Facilities
- Supervision and Monitoring
The border industry includes hundreds of companies. Our investment screening tool highlights and profiles the main publicly-traded companies in the industry. In addition, we have provided information about all profiteers, including the ones that are privately owned, in hopes that we can contribute to the larger movement for more humane immigration reform.
We endeavor to make this information as comprehensive and current as possible, and we update it regularly. However, we cannot guarantee that all of the information available in our database is up-to-date. It is, therefore, the responsibility of users of this site to verify information received as a result of their use of this tool. If you believe that there is information that is missing or that needs to be updated, please let us know.