California confirms an untenable open borders, welfare state nightmare

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.