Jerry Governor MoonbeamBrown
... those who ignore history are bound to repeat it ...
said all Mexicans, including undocumented Democrats, are welcome in California.
According to the Los Angeles Times, while introducing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who said America is "the other Mexico," Brown "spoke about the interwoven histories of Mexico and California." He "nodded to the immigrants in the room, saying it didn't matter if they had permission to be in the United States."
"You're all welcome in California," Brown reportedly said.
Brown has made California a sanctuary state by signing the Trust Act, giving driver's licenses to undocumented Democrats. He has also expanded financial aid to undocumented Democrats by signing the California DREAM Act. Pena Nieto reportedly "thanked state officials for embracing foreigners, citing measures that extend state benefits to immigrants."
Even during the border crisis, Brown reportedly vowed "to find ways to shorten long waits at the Tijuana-San Diego international border crossing," saying, "If we can put a man on the moon, we can put a man from Mexico to California in 20 minutes."
In 2012, 28% of Californians were born outside the United States, according to The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
. Hispanic voters reportedly "made up 19.2% of California voters" in 2010. And according to Pew Research, Latinos make up nearly 40% of the state's population and have made California "only the second state, behind New Mexico, where whites are not the majority and Latinos are the plurality."
Even though the University of California has admitted a record number of Hispanics, the Latino Caucus has vowed to make affirmative action and bilingual education top legislative priorities.
Pena Nieto is scheduled to address the California State Legislature in Sacramento on Tuesday.
It's either stupidity or treason, and I'm once again discounting stupidity. By the way, VDH penned Mexifornia in 2003.