California Gov. Gavin Newsom's reported plan to help illegal immigrants and their families threatened by President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan was a show of “disruptive leadership” Thursday, two days after Politico was criticized as Details published from internal memo The draft plan is detailed.
“We just had an election on November 5th. People voted for safe borders, safe streets, and we knew the president was going to start a deportation effort, which he didn't want. Not only because it is about 12 He has to do something about what happened in the last four years, and now he wants to use state funds and state infrastructure to ignore federal law. ” said former U.S. player Ron Vitiello. The Border Patrol chief spoke Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”
He added, “This state levies some of the highest income taxes in the country, some of the highest sales taxes in the nation, and has a $68 billion deficit… So who exactly? We're going to use taxpayer resources to protect it.” • Those who are in the country illegally, those who have broken the law in order to be there, and even those who have broken the law in California's jurisdiction. ”
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California Governor Gavin Newsom greets people near the Common Man Roadside Market and Deli in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Hooksett, N.H. California Governor Gavin Newsom has already weighed in on President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan. He is one of the leading Democratic Party members who has expressed his disdain for the United States. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The memo, titled “Immigrant Support Network Initiative,” calls for “local 'hubs' to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities with local systems such as legal services, schools, and labor.” It proposes the creation of an immigrant support network consisting of: labor unions, local governments, etc.,” the POLITICO report said.
The draft bill is “sparse in detail” and “still under review,” but it appears to reflect a broader effort by blue state Democrats to challenge President Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration. After Trump's election, Newsom called a special session of Congress to talk about a $25 million “anti-Trump” legal defense fund.
Asked about the reported proposal, Governor Newsom's office previously told Fox News Digital that the document had not been considered in Sacramento, adding that it was instead drafted by the state Department of Human Services.
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Scott Murray, deputy director of public affairs and outreach programs at the Department of Human Services, told Fox News Digital that the document is “not a final proposal.”
“This document is a draft internal discussion document intended for internal discussion as part of a number of possible considerations in light of the incoming federal government's public statements,” he said in a statement. Ta.
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FOX News' Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
