Schwarzenegger Stands Up For…… Illegal Immigrants
As the move further away from Republican principles and closer to the left continues for the Governor of California, Schwarzenegger has now taken up the cause of protecting services in the CA budget that benefit Illegals, as the State faces an 8 BILLION DOLLAR budget gap:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called it a “big mistake” Wednesday to blame illegal immigrants for the state’s looming $8 billion budget gap, just as Republican lawmakers have proposed a rollback of benefits for illegal immigrants to save money.
The Republican governor was pitching his long-term budget solution in San Luis Obispo when Diane Blakeslee, mother of GOP Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee, asked Schwarzenegger how the state should handle financial burdens created by illegal immigrants.
“There is, you know, always a time like this where you start pointing the finger at various different elements of what creates the budget mess, and, you know, some may point the finger at illegal immigrants,” Schwarzenegger said. “I can guarantee you, I have been now four years in office in Sacramento, I don’t think that illegal immigration has created the mess that we are in.”
Sounds to me that the Governor, as hospitals are struggling to survive and in some cases shutting their doors and budget items give illegal immigrants in-state and sometimes college tuition, while Americans pick up the freight for them and their kids pay higher prices, refuses to recognize the problem at hand, even though the solutions offered by Republicans make sense:
Assembly Republicans this week promoted nearly two dozen bills they said would reduce the “negative impact” that illegal immigrants have on the state budget and border security. The proposals range from requiring individuals to show proof of citizenship when receiving state-funded benefits to repealing a law enabling undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition.
“There’s a cost associated with illegal immigration whether we’re in a deficit mode or not,” said Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville. “I think it just becomes more (significant) when we’re in a deficit mode and we’re having to make tough cuts across the board in education and health and human services. Those should be provided to the citizens of this country and people who came to this country legally.”
The Democrats and the Governor have a different take on things, it appears:
Legislative Democrats have vowed to block the GOP legislative package and accused Republicans of using illegal immigrants as scapegoats.
“Frankly, they’re wrong,” said Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles. “The fact of the matter is, immigrants have a positive impact on the economy and the budget, and they’re essential to California’s prosperity. We can’t have a prosperous future without immigrant workers.”
I am still waiting to see somewhere how ILLEGAL immigration is a benefit and has a positive impact on anything, nevermind the economy or the budget. As one citizen put it:
“This doesn’t really have to do with discrimination or anything,” said Blakeslee, a certified financial planner. “It’s a matter of respect for the law. … We’re sacrificing our own kids to take care of people who don’t believe in following the law.”
She is 100% right, we are sacrificing our own kids to subsidize lawbreakers. That is the bottom line.
– ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx