Katie Porter Just Admitted The Real Reason California Democrats Love Sanctuary Cities So Much
By Russell Bartlett
On the surface, it doesn’t make much sense for far-left politicians like those in charge of California to completely ignore the nation’s immigration laws and even help illegal immigrants evade justice.
But when it becomes clear that those Democrats are getting something out of that arrangement, the motivation is a little easier to understand.
And to her credit, California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter let the cat out of the bag during a recent primary debate.
Here’s what the Daily Caller reported:
Porter let the mask slip during Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate and admitted that illegal immigration is one of “the only ways [California] has been growing in recent years,” seemingly embracing the replacement of American residents with foreigners. Notably, the deep blue state has welcomed illegals to the tune of millions while an estimated 10 million California residents have fled the state in the last decade.
“It’s the job of the California governor to protect every single Californian,” Porter said. “The sanctuary state policy is designed to make sure that our state resources, the taxpayer dollars, the public servants that we have, are focusing on doing their jobs, which is not cooperating with the federal immigration authorities.”
“These are Californians,” Porter said of illegal immigrants. “They contribute to our economy, they pay taxes, and they’re one of the only ways our state has been growing in recent years.”
If you think the best way to promote economic growth involves letting in illegal aliens, you’re doing it wrong
And you’re probably a Democrat
But I repeat myself
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