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California confirms an untenable open borders, welfare state nightmare

By Tiana Lowe Doescher
Published May 22, 2019 7:20pm ET
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California confirms an untenable open borders, welfare state nightmare
Oralia Sandoval, center, holds her son Benjamin, 6, as she participates in an Immigrants Day of Action rally, Monday, May 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed offering government-funded health care benefits to immigrant adults ages 19 to 25 who are living in the country illegally. State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, has proposed a bill to expand that further to include seniors age 65 and older. | (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California wants to be both an open borders, sanctuary state and a welfare haven of redistribution and free stuff. It will have to choose one.

The Golden State is running a significant but unstable surplus that even Gov. Gavin Newsom concedes is contingent on the nation’s unprecedented economic growth and stagnating spending. Naturally Newsom, the state assembly, and the state Senate are all scrambling to outspend each other in their various plans to pay for health insurance for illegal immigrants.

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