California Governor Gavin Newsom's A reported plan to help illegal immigrants and their families threatened by President Trump's mass deportation plan was criticized as a show of “destructive leadership” on Thursday, two days after POLITICO. printed information from the internal memo detailing the design plan.
“We just had an election on November 5. People voted for secure borders, safe streets and they knew the president was going to start a deportation effort, not because he wanted to, but because we had about 12 million people entering the country and encountering CBP crossing the border illegally Something must be done about what has just happened in the last four years, and now you want to use government funds and government buildings in violation of federal law,” Ron Vitiello, former director of the US Border Patrol said Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”
He continued, “This is the state with the highest taxes in the country, one of the highest sales taxes in the country, and it has a $68 billion gap… ?
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom greets people, Monday, July 8, 2024, near the Common Man Roadside Market and Deli, Hooksett, NH Newsom is one of the leading Democrats who have expressed disdain for President Trump's plans for mass deportations . (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The invitation, entitled, “Immigrant Support Network Concept,” proposes the “establishment of an Immigrant Support Network with regional “areas” to connect people at risk, their families and the community through means of communities — such as law enforcement, schools, labor unions, local governments, etc.,” according to the POLITICO report.
The proposed plan, though “detailed” and “under review,” appears to be in line with a broader effort by blue-state Democrats to challenge Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration. After Trump was elected, Newsom called a special legislative session and talked about a $25 million “Trump-proof” legal defense fund.
When contacted with a reported offer, Office of Gov. Newsom previously told Fox News Digital that the document has not been reviewed in Sacramento, and added that it was written by the department of public services.
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Scott Murray, Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Outreach Programs for the Department of Community Services, said Fox News Digital the document is “not a final proposal.”
“This document is an internal document and is intended for internal discussion as part of a number of issues that can be considered in the next government's opinion of the government,” said the statement.
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Louis Casiano of Fox News contributed to this report.