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Why does California even bother to have a border? Why does the United States of America? In 2013 the governor of our one-party state, Jerry Brown, and the Democrats in Sacramento effectively turned California into a sanctuary state. They told Washington that if any of the illegal immigrants arrested here had not committed a serious crime they would not be turned over to federal immigra- tion officials for deportation. NowthecouncilofSanta Ana has voted to join more than 30 other California towns that have declared themselves sanctuary cities. Already L.A, San Francisco, San Diego and Oakland won't cooperate with federal offi- cials or spend any of their re- sources to look for people who are in the USA illegally. We'll see how tough the politicians running these cit- ies and places like Chicago are when the Trump admin- istration starts cutting off their federal funding. Meanwhile, the state I love continues to be abused by the Progressive Gestapo in Sacramento that doesn't care who gets hurts by their open-door immigration pol- icies or their terrible regula- tions and nonstop tax hikes. The working-class Lati- nos who live here — the legal ones, the American citizens — and the working poor are the ones who'll lose their jobs to the cheaper labor of illegal aliens. The state's "Haves" — the Hollywood elites, Silicon Valley computer engineers and lifetime political hacks — are not going to lose their jobs to an illegal immigrant from Mexico. It's going to be the "Have Nots" — the gardeners, day laborers and entry-level res- taurant workers. They'll be the ones who'll be hurt by the incoming waves of illegal immigrants that California's Progressive Gestapo greets with open arms and treats better than the state's shrinking number of taxpayers. Illegal immigrants in California already get free health services and schools for their kids. They already can get a driver's license. Now they're talking about letting them vote. In California, there's a whole industry built around supplying fake Social Secu- rity cards. You can buy one and get it in an hour. Then you have the paperwork you need to take someone's job away from them. So watch out, America. California is where most of our worst ideas about gov- ernment are incubated and put into practice. Unless Donald Trump's get-tough policy on illegal immigration turns things around, the Progressive Ge- stapo might be coming to your state and town next — if it's not already there. California is a 40-year- old train wreck and it's only getting worse. Major corporations are moving their headquarters to other states. People who own homes and pay taxes are leaving, too. A friend of mine who had immigrated to America from communist Czechoslovakia re- cently gave up on California. The Golden State was looking more and more to him like the country he es- caped from in 1986, so he sold his house and moved to Puerto Rico. Immigrants from around the planet used to come to America to work hard, get rich and become Americans. Now they come here — often illegally — and want Amer- icans to assimilate to their cultures and give them free stuff. It's getting so crazy in California, legal immigrants from Mexico are thinking of moving back. MichaelReaganisthesonof President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of "The New Reagan Revolution" (St. Martin's Press). Send comments to Reagan@ caglecartoons.com. Follow @ reaganworld on Twitter. MichaelReagan Why even bother to have a border? Cartoonist's take Something else I didn't know department, thanks to the Tuesday columnist. He avers, as he del- icately puts it, "...together with decades of my life among both the best and the worst of Amer- ica's black pop- ulation, the 'Black Lives Mat- ter' movement is a racist, vio- lent, anti-cop and white-hat- ing outgrowth of what was… prior to Barack Obama's un- presidential efforts to stoke, rather than calm, racial griev- ance," and so forth. His find- ings suggest that having a two-term black President was not a good idea. Conversely, having a white developer as President, with no prior politi- cal experience and zero record of rubbing shoulders with the black community, will proba- bly set things right in a jiffy. Yep. Good ol' compassionate Trump should do it. ••• Elmore's Pharmacy has, for the asking, a swell calendar featuring the works of Norman Rockwell. I have never been able to understand some of the reputed great works of art but I certainly can appreciate Rockwell's paintings, for they can demonstrate such work- manship and yet evoke such emotions. Flip through the 12 paintings and see what I mean. Picasso may be for devotees, but Rockwell is for the ages. ••• Speaking of points of view and all things philosophic, I re- ceived the following rumina- tions, and although I do not share the sender's zest for hops, I can certainly understand his conclusions. He wrote: "I mowed the lawn today, and afterwards had a cold beer and got to thinking about an age old question: Is giving birth more painful than get- ting kicked in the privates? Women always maintain that giving birth is way more painful than a guy getting kicked in the privates. Well, after another beer, I have come up with the answer to that question: Getting kicked in the privates is more pain- ful than having a baby, and here is the reason for my con- clusion: A year or so after giv- ing birth, a woman will often say, 'It might be nice to have another child.' On the other hand, you never hear a guy say, 'You know, I think I would like another kick in the nuts.' I rest my case." ••• Literary types will be pleased to learn that by the end of the day, Friday the 16th; a third printing of my "Knock- ing Pen" book will be available at our office at 760 Main. The printer, the Copy Center, indi- cates the cost of same, includ- ing taxes, is $25 each. If one is inclined to shell out this kind of money for a ques- tionable reading experience, be so advised that our busi- ness hours are rather erratic and arbitrary, and best to call ahead of time at 527 5514. However, I do have a short list of those who have inquired about copies of the book previ- ously, and will give them a call that their ship has come in. Their ship, that is. No typo. Tsk, tsk… ••• A recent weather forecast by this very newspaper read that the day would be "dull and dreary." That's not the spirit at all. It may be overcast, but who's to say "dull and dreary?" Do the forecasters realize how they can affect certain reader's lives? Some readers are predis- posed to melancholia and de- pression. Such forecast could put them over the top. I can just imagine them thinking, "First Trump, now 'dull and dreary,' no sense even getting out of bed today." ••• The barn door has been left open with the legalization of marijuana. Granted it is a com- plex situation, but enforcement is going to take many turns be- fore an acceptable method of testing — especially when it comes to operating a vehicle — is employed. It will take an es- pecially sensitive highway pa- trolman to know when to take a person out of a car when he or she appears to be under the influence of a mood enhanc- ing drug. He might say, "I've stopped you because you ap- peared to be driving errati- cally." Driver might reply, "No, man, I'm just high on weed. Want a puff?" This may come to a resolve if or when the first weed induced fatality occurs. Drunk driving should definitely be declared a felony. Euphoric driving? We shall see. As a sidebar to the legaliza- tion of pot, does it not seem quaint that an individual, in the sanctity of his or her own home, is allowed to cul- tivate six marijuana plants? Soon this may become a bot- any exercise where people will visit homes and praise the owner for their beautiful and well maintained plants. Tak- ing it a step further, the Te- hama County Fair next season might display and give awards to the best looking plants, but will viewing be enough? Will the judges have to take a puff in order to select the winners? This barn door swings wider and wider. ••• "Put some pork on your fork." A Canadian mayor refuses to re- move pork from school cafeteria menu and explains why. Muslim parents demanded the abolition of pork in all the school canteens of a Montreal suburb. The mayor of the Montreal suburb of Dorval has refused, and the town clerk sent a note to all parents to explain why: "Muslims must understand that they have to adapt to Can- ada and Quebec, its customs, its traditions and its way of life, because that's where they chose to immigrate. Muslims must understand that they have to integrate and learn to live in Quebec. They must un- derstand that it is for them to change their lifestyle, not the Canadians who, so generously, welcomed them." ••• The Department of the Navy is now assigning females to submarines. Addressing sail- ors, officers advised, "The fe- male sleeping quarters will be out-of-bounds for all males. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time." He continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $50. Being caught a third time will cost you a fine of $100. Are there any questions?" Just then, a crusty Master Chief stood up and inquired, "How much for a season pass?" Robert Minch is a lifelong resident of Red Bluff, former columnist for the Corning Daily Observer and Meat Industry magazine and author of the "The Knocking Pen." He can be reached at rminchandmurray@ hotmail.com. I say Lack of experience will exacerbate tensions Meanwhile, the state I love continues to be abused by the Progressive Gestapo in Sacramento that doesn't care who gets hurts by their open-door immigration policies or their terrible regulations and nonstop tax hikes. Sounding off Alookatwhatreadersaresayingincommentsonourwebsiteandonsocialmedia. Funny,howdifferentisthisfromdrinking really? Same rules apply. Laura Bianchini: On the impact of Prop. 64 and marijuana use on the workplace Seems to me that there just might be a whole lot of new job openings for those that want one and can't seem to find one. 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