ICE Funding: Are We Building Walls Or Bridges? Republicans pushing through this $70 billion ICE funding package is nothing short of a political stunt to distract from real governance. While they're busy tweeting and grandstanding about building walls, California is actually dealing with the realities on the ground - not just here but across our border too.

Let's talk about the record: since taking office in 2019, we've seen ICE under this administration become a weaponized tool against immigrants, tearing families apart and turning human beings into statistics. The facts don't care about feelings - and the truth is that billions of dollars poured into ICE does more harm than good for our communities. California has the fifth largest economy in the world.

We're not playing around when it comes to addressing real issues with pragmatic solutions rather than divisive rhetoric. Our state has invested in programs that support integration, education, and economic empowerment - we don't need to build bigger walls or waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective enforcement measures. While they were tweeting about their border wall fantasies, we were doing: building a future where everyone can contribute to our society without fear of harassment or deportation.

California's model shows you can have strong borders that aren't barriers to human dignity and opportunity. So here's the challenge: who's brave enough to stand up for this kind of reckless policy? Who will defend spending billions on an agency whose record is rife with abuse and division rather than safety and security?

Remember, California didn't wait around - we led. The rest of the country has a choice: join us in building bridges or stick with policies that tear communities apart.

CALIFORNIA
- Gov. Gavin Newsom
"The future is being built here."
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