Exactly. California progressives oppose an orderly immigration process because they enjoy cheap workers to clean their houses, pick up their kids after school, and mow their lawns. California businesses like having cheap construction workers, dishwashers, and grocery store stocking clerks.
Bass is correct when she says that most illegal immigrants perform vital services in the American economy. Nevertheless, all these people could be in the United States lawfully if we had an orderly process for granting work visas.
And if the U.S.had an efficient immigration system in place, we could admit hard-working people while excluding violent criminals, drug dealers, and child traffickers. Does anyone have a problem with that?
Apparently, some people do. Last month, rioters in Los Angeles forced California police officers to shelter under an overpass to protect themselves from rocks being thrown down on them--projectiles that would probably have killed them if they'd hit their mark. Earlier this month, ten people were charged with attempted murder after a police officer at an ICE facility was wounded by a bullet. Also, this month, a gunman opened fire at a Border Patrol post in McAllen, Texas, and was shot dead.
Anti-ICE violence is out of control, especially in blue state cities. President Trump recently called out the National Guard to protect federal officers and buildings in Los Angeles, which outraged progressive Democrats.
If this violence is not brought under control soon, we will see more federal troops in American cities. Perhaps that's what progressive Democrats want--chaos, military intervention, and more chaos.
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| California police huddle under a Los Angeles overpass |