Posted on 03/10/2018 5:42:23 AM PST by Kaslin
At one time, California was the envy of America, attracting people from around the nation to move to a state offering opportunity and the chance to pursue ambitious dreams. With scenic beauty, the Pacific Ocean coastline, the major cities of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California recruited entrepreneurs looking for economic growth. As the home of Hollywood and multitudes of celebrities, California presented an enticing potential to enjoylifestyles of the rich and famous.
Today, California has become an economic and cultural disaster. The state is home to over 114,000 homeless people, one quarter of the total in the nation. In San Francisco, a health crisis has developed as the homeless have created a mess in the downtown area, littering it with fecal matter, spent needles and piles of trash.
The droughts have led to misguided water regulations imposed by environmentalists and liberal government bureaucrats. These officials also love to burden state residents and corporations with higher taxes. As a result, people and businesses are fleeing a state beset with too many regulations, tax rates that are not competitive with neighboring states and an array of other insufferable liberal policies. Even a sizable portion of the film industry has moved from Hollywood to other states offering tax incentives and a better business climate.
California officials have implemented high tax rates to fund an array of expensive services for an ever-growing population of illegal aliens. Their statewide elected politicians, such as Governor Jerry Brown, support open borders and sanctuary status for illegal aliens. In fact, the entire state has become a sanctuary for those who break our immigration laws.
Americans should never forget Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal alien who had been deported five times to Mexico, who shot 32-year-old Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier and ran away from the scene as she died in the arms of her father. Several months before the July 1, 2015 incident, Lopez-Sanchez was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after serving a federal prison sentence. However, San Francisco Police wanted him on a drug related warrant, so he was transferred to their control. Unfortunately, the San Francisco Police subsequently released him and did not bother to notify federal authorities. This is due to their refusal to honor immigration detainers that San Francisco officials believe is a violation of the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.
As a result of their desire to protect the rights of non-citizens, San Francisco officials allowed an illegal alien back onto the streets. Sadly, that decision ultimately cost one young woman her life. The tragic death produced a national outcry, but it did not lead to any changes in California policies. The Steinle killing was not an isolated incident as throughout California, local and state officials refuse to work with federal authorities to combat the out-of-control problem of illegal immigration. These misguided policies prevent the Trump administration from taking effective action.
Over the last week, California was in the news again for the wrong reasons. The liberal Democrat Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, issued a warning to illegal aliens that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting raids in the city. She asked residents to protect these illegal aliens, who she called the most vulnerable residents of Oakland.
As a result, 800 illegal aliens evaded capture and the ICE agents were only able to apprehend 232 lawbreakers. These individuals were not Boy Scouts, in fact, 180 of them had criminal records and 115 of them had convictions for serious offenses such as child sex crimes, weapons charges or assault.
ICE was doing the community a favor by removing criminal threats and protecting innocent citizens. Regrettably, the Oakland Mayor decided to give support to illegal aliens and violent criminals instead of law abiding taxpayers.
At a press availabilityon Thursday, President Trump denounced her actions and called it a disgrace that she undercut the ability of ICE agents to conduct raids.The acting Director of ICE, Tom Homan, labeled her comments a whole new low, to intentionally warn criminals that law enforcement is coming.
Fortunately, the Trump administration acted in federal court against the rogue state of California. On Tuesday night, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit which claimed that three state laws are illegal and are pre-empted by federal law. The laws prevent employers and state officials from cooperating with federal officials on cases involving illegal immigrants.
In his speech announcing the lawsuit, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the California laws unjust, unfair and unconstitutional. He also condemned the actions of the Mayor of Oakland by asking How dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda?
These are good first steps by the Department of Justice, but they are not enough. The Attorney General should also file charges against the Mayor of Oakland personally. It is time that these California elected officials face legal consequences for their despicable behavior and their arrogant flouting of federal law.
See Surrender By Subterfuge. I have been fighting this lunacy since my Freshman year at Oberlin, in 1952.
See also An American Immigration Policy.
Man, you said it all. Best description I ever read of that party and their plans. It really is the biggest enemy we have, Al Qaeda only wishes they could do the kind of damage that the democrat party has done to this country. I mean my God, they wanted hands down, the most corrupt politician in this nations history as President.
California is the model for a liberal paradise. It serves as a warning to normal people, stop that type of thinking before it’s too late.
There has been a lot since the 70s for Mexicans to overrun California. It is called by the conspirators La Reconquista (take back the southwest for Mexico). After a generation of talk and behind the back speeches and meetings, it is now in full effect in the open. The president of the Cal assembly and the AG are leaders of the movement. There are many on city councils like in LA. Jerry brown and the mayor of LA and Oakland are just dupes who are traitors to the us by their failure to fight the onslaught.
A few years ago on May 1st 500,000 Mexican and supporters marched in LA to support illegal immigration. I am surprised they don’t bring a million together today. Cops were attacked and injured. Mexican attorneys filed suits against the cops and the city sleeted and paid the illegals demonstrators.
Now we have Gavin Newsom running for Gov and if you can believe it he is worse than Brown. He ignored the first murders when an illegal released fro SF jail in road rage killed three members of the same family. And he and the city council blamed Fox new when Kate parents came to ask them in the face of her murder to change policy.
Citizens of california who want to stop the madness and takeover seem to be in the minority. we need a leader to stand up and rally citizens against this rebellion.
Has been a PLOT
Well said. We need a cure because California is metastasizing.
All by himself?
Who voted for him?
Doesn't Cal have a state legislature?
Bookmark.
We achieved ‘disgraceful’ long ago, generously helped there by Bush Republicans and Obama Democrats who never met an illegal alien that they didn’t want to give amnesty.
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