Listen To You Tell Me Texas Friday 2/2/18
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One might reasonably believe that the subject of seceding from the union was settled more than 150 years ago with the end of the Civil War. But apparently not.
As was pointed out in a recent article at the American Thinker website by contributor E.M. Cadwaladr, California is in a state of de facto secession from the United States. In many important ways save for openly saying so, California has left the union.
This has been going on for some time and it is very closely linked to the entire issue of immigration policy – the issue that many believe was decisive in electing Donald Trump and the issue that now, more than any other, has the president at loggerheads with Democrats in Congress.
California has long tolerated and even encouraged so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’ Sanctuary cities are effectively safe spaces inside which illegal immigrants are protected from U.S. immigration laws.
But recently, California’s Democrat-dominated legislature made the entire state a sanctuary. This means that no law enforcement agency in any city or county in California may assist or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Not surprisingly, California is awash in illegal immigrants. According to the Pew Research Center, an estimated 1.6 million illegal immigrants live between the U.S.-Mexican border and the southern border of Ventura County – the largest concentration of illegal immigrants in the country.
The pressure that such a huge concentration of illegal immigrants must place on public services must be staggering. You would think that the people in California who work and pay the exorbitant taxes to pay for those services would be outraged. But apparently not. It’s California.
So now, California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, has gone the legislature one better. Not only are California law enforcement agencies prohibited from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, Becerra promises criminal prosecution for businesses that cooperate with federal authorities.
If Immigrations and Customs Enforcement shows up at a business owner’s door and lawfully demands personnel records or I-9 forms or to interview employees, if the business owner cooperates, he or she will be subject to prosecution by the State of California.
You cannot make this stuff up. It is now a state crime in California to obey federal law.
Forget Article VI, Clause 2 of the Constitution – the “supremacy clause” – the clause that states that where state law and federal law are in conflict, federal law is supreme. Abide by that clause in the once Golden State and Xavier Becerra will slap you with at $10,000 fine.
Thus, California is effectively in open rebellion against the United States.
So, here’s the question that Cadwaladr asks in his article. If California is going to ignore federal law at its sole discretion, why should the rest of us allow the state to have its 53 representatives and two senators in Congress — the body that makes those laws? As Cadwaladr says, we are now effectively bound by the influence of legislators from a foreign country – which California has now become in all but name.
When I was a child my family lived in El Paso. We spoke in terms of New Mexico and Old Mexico, the latter being Mexico, the nation. But today California is on the way to becoming a genuine 2nd Mexico. If the current trend continues, the state will doom itself. his impulse of insanity comes mainly from the coastal metro areas, but not all Californians want what’s trending. The inland portion of the state remains both rational and conservative, but lacks the votes to set things straight.
Sad state (no pun intended) of affairs, but California has been “very different” from the other states for a long time. We can only hope that the Feds will go after CA in a big way in order to stop this foolishness.
No big loss, in my humble opinion. Let them go. Then we will see just how long they last without government aid.
We just thought that we won the war with Mexico; it was only a cessation of hostility back in 1848. The invasion that we are now witnessing, especially in California, is a continuation of war by invasion assisted by power hungry politicians. The transition that is already evident should be an eye-opening lesson for the rest of the country; if we fail to take heed and show some sanity in controlling this invasion, we deserve the fate that will certainly follow. The proponents of open borders always argue that “we are a nation of immigrants”; however, they fail to add that we are a nation built on LEGAL immigration and the rule of law. Until a couple of decades ago, our immigration system was based on merit, which attracted those who were anxious to come here with only their talents and the love for freedom and our way of life. We now attract many who are uneducated, low-skilled, and only in search of the many benefits available. This is great for those who want cheap labor and a reliable voting base, but is very detrimental to sustaining a thriving and high tech economy. I agree with Linda that it is very tempting to “Let them go”, but it is so sad to realize that Disneyland will no longer have my old pal Mickey Mouse. He will then be known as Raton Miguelito; the name just loses something in the translation. California can go, but Mickey Mouse must stay!!
Why doesn’t the government send in the military? Seems to be that California is under attack.