Guess what California just paid $50 million for?

Photo above - "Bring it on, Donald". California Governor Gavin Newsom announces $50 million in emergency funding to prevent the deportation of migrants with criminal warrants. Unrelated news: Newsom is running for president in 2028.

If I were Paris Hilton, I would be soooo pissed. Not only did the city let my $10 million mansion go up in flames, but now the governor is spending $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants facing deportation. Um . .. $50 million is 3 TIMES the amount Los Angeles cut from their fire department budget.

Not to belabor the point, but the Santa Ynez reservoir that could have saved the city is also still empty. And it will probably stay so for the foreseeable future.

But migrant legal aid . . . how quickly can politicians make THAT happen?

In case you think Newsom's heart in is the right place, let’s stop and consider who is actually going to get the $50 million. It is certainly NOT going to feed the families of felons facing deportation. That money will be doled out to their lawyers, for billable hours.

If you’re a cynic like me, you can immediately imagine a line of well-connected lawyers queueing up to collect these hourly reimbursements. Lawyers who – might possibly – also be past contributors to someone's election campaign. Or simply friends and neighbors of elected officials. You can never have too many friends, eh?

I have no idea who’s might get arrested first. Neither does Governor Newsom, who is championing this slush fund (actual description, see the link below). I’ve written previously that the US government would have its hands full simply arresting and deporting illegals with active warrants. Hombres who didn't show up for their previously scheduled hearings. This writer has no desire to see money wasted on arresting someone simply for working without a visa. Let’s concentrate on the drug dealers, human traffickers, pimps, stick up artists, carjackers, and accused murderers. That should be a long enough list to keep authorities busy.

Let’s NOT use California taxpayer money to fund the pretrial motions and petitions by lawyers for these felons, while 12,000 homes are still smoking.

I’m just sayin’ . . .

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