Democrat Governors Plan "Massive Resistance" to Trump's Immigration Policies; Homan Says Bring It On
Tom Homan, tapped as "border czar" for President-elect Donald Trump's administration, revealed on Monday plans to revive workplace raids, a strategy aimed at curbing illegal immigration by targeting employers hiring undocumented workers. Speaking on "Fox & Friends," Homan argued the raids would address labor and sex trafficking in work environments. He claimed that these sites are often where authorities find victims of forced labor and sex trafficking, suggesting the raids would protect those individuals while enforcing immigration laws.
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Homan, who previously backed the controversial "zero tolerance" policy that separated thousands of children from their families, says his new role will involve targeting immigrants deemed public safety or national security threats. Yet he also clarified that those with final deportation orders would face high priority for removal, even if they lack a criminal record, viewing their continued presence as a violation of U.S. immigration law.
As you probably know, the left is melting down over his nomination, given his advocacy for "zero tolerance" on illegal migration:
Two Democrat governors have announced their intent to break the law and protect criminals.
Two Democratic governors and their political allies have created two groups -- Governors Safeguarding Democracy and Governors Action Alliance -- to oppose President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 mandate to enforce the nation's popular immigration laws.
"I'm going to do everything that I can to protect our undocumented immigrants and our society if someone were to come in and forcibly take our [migrants] away from us," co-founder Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, told MSNBC on November 13:
"The fear is he's talking about going after law-abiding [migrants] ... who are working as construction workers or in ag[riculture] or in the hospitality industry," Gov. Jared Polis, the wealthy Democratic governor of Colorado who co-founded the group, told CPR.ORG, "Obviously, it would devastate our economy," he insisted.
Pritzker, who boasted of being a billionaire real-estate investor during the Democratic National Convention, added:
We want to make sure that there isn't a violation of people's rights with [workplace] raids, for example, that are done in coordination with local law enforcement on [migrants] who are, frankly, holding down jobs and have been in this country for many, many years. We think that's improper, and in Illinois, that's not something that we would condone.
Polis described illegal migrants as "Americans," saying:
We have people that have made their lives here, had their families here, families of what we call mixed status. It may be husband, wife, one of them's documented, one of them's not. The kids were born here, they're Americans. I mean, we shouldn't be tearing apart these de facto American families. The only reason that the other member of the family isn't fully papered and credentialed is because the failure of Congress to secure our border and deliver comprehensive immigration reform.,
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is also calling for new laws to frustrate Trump's 2024 mandate for the enforcement of the nation's border laws.
In Washington State, the newly elected Gov. Bob Ferguson is urging state-level resistance to Trump's federal authority.
In North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a migration enforcement plan for the state sheriffs.
But Trump's pro-American deputies are promising to up the legal and civic pressure on the Democrats.
"If you don't want to work with us, then get the hell out all the way, we're going to do it," said Tom Homan, Trump's top White House official for migraiton enforcement. He added;
We have a mandate. I think the American people just gave President Trump a mandate. That's why he's elected -- to secure the border, save lives and deport people, especially national security threats and public safety threats. So if you're not going to help us, step aside, but don't get in our way, because there will be consequences.
Homan says "game on" to the grossly obese transgenderism-for-children enthusiast Pritzker.
After the blue state governor made the pledge upon Trump's win against Kamala Harris, Homan responded on Charlie Kirk's podcast, "Game on. We've got no problem going through him. I've got 20,000 men and women in ICE who are going to do their job with no apology."
"And if any governor wants to stand in the way, go ahead and do it. We'll see what happens. We're not gonna be intimidated," Homan added. Pritzker said that the state of Illinois would be prepared to bring a lawsuit against the federal government if it withholds public funding over the sanctuary state policies.
"To anyone that comes to take away freedom and dignity of Illinoisans, I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior," Pritzker said. Homan worked under Trump's first term as president as the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and has over 30 years of immigration enforcement experience.
Godspeed.