passed this law even though californians are absolutely against it. tucker: what s so striking in the specific case of california is the state is hemorrhaging its middle class. they are moving to neighboring states, north and east is in human numbers. it s been written about a lot. the state doesn t seem to care. even as this happens seems to be import ago new much poorer less educated people u what s the thinking there? you know, i really don t know that there is a thinking there. a lot of sacramento and san francisco exists really in its own bubble. the numbers came out just recently 243,000 californians have left in just the last few years, taking about $8 billion with them. and in their place, of course, now we have this burgeoning illegal population which now as you mentioned has protected class status. and it gets very bad because you see this is california taxpayer dollars being used to shelter criminals who are committing crimes while they are here. these aren t small crime
in california is liberal. they are democrat. there could be nothing further from the truth. there is actually more republicans here in california than in any other state. and past that, forget about party lines for a moment. 74% of californians are absolutely against sanctuary state. including 65% of latinos. tucker: why would they be for it? middle class isn t leaving california because it s thriving. the infrastructure is a mess. the schools are terrible. there is more poverty in the state than any state in the union. i mean, is there a connection, do you think, between the state wants immigration policies and the direction of its economy? without a doubt. and, i mean, really, you have to go back a couple of decades. the california legislature has been dominated by democrats by 39 of the last 40 years. the brown family has run california for 24 of essentially the last 50 years. so, you need to look to no further than what has been going on successfully we had drivers licenses for
police officer. domestic battery. animal cruelty, possession of concealed weapons u biological agents. i mean, these are real crimes and, yet, jerry brown the california democrats want to essentially ignore federal immigration law and protect these people at california s expense. and that s just wrong. tuck ignoring immigration law is not the same as ignoring other kinds of law because it gets to the deepest question about any country which is who is a citizen and who is not. who deserves to be here and who doesn t, what are borders? and so california can t, you governor can t expect this to go ignored. you can t just decide you are not going to enforce the borders and expect washington to do nothing. is there a showdown coming? absolutely there is. i mean, this is truly it s a bluff. and it s up to the president and jeff sessions to step in and call the bluff of jerry brown and all the california democrats that are passing these unconstitutional laws. and keep in mind, too. a lot
tucker: are living outside, overwhelming majority of them and, yet, somehow there is a need for more low wage labor in the state? why shouldn t the state be attending to their needs before the needs of people who snuck in illegally from another country. they are not coddling. they are not helping these immigrants in any way. these immigrants are here. tucker: they are giving theg them drivers license, they are paying for schools. they are paying for healthcare, infrastructure. immigrants pay taxes. they do. tucker: actually, hold on, every illegal immigrant working in this country is using fake federal documents illegally. that s a felony by the way. fake documents. they are not all paying taxes. you know that s not true. sure they are. tucker: why should the state attend to their needs when you have got more homeless people living in california than live in the entire city of dayton, ohio. that s a lot of people. immigrants pay millions of dollars in taxes. they are he
insanity that has to be ended yesterday. we need to move to an immigration system that makes sense for america. people who bring drive and skills and who love our country and love our values. that s where we were historically and where we need to be again. tucker: without chain migration, california would be the california that voted for ronald reagan twice. it s had massive political upside for the democratic party. and, again, i think that s the crass call could you lus that the democratic party has engaged in. you know what, too? your earliest guest is right. we should take heed here. often what happens in california whether it s fashion or television or politics, what happens there does plead into the rest of the country. and we should take notice. do we want to become california which right now is in many ways a third world place. it s a place of incredibly rich elites and incredibly impoverished dependent underclass. that s what the democratic party wants to create through ma