Taxpayers subsidize LA unrest through California’s ‘protest-industrial complex
Taxpayers subsidize LA unrest through California’s ‘protest-industrial complex’
It’s not just Soros et al. The massively subsidized left: A political engine for the open-borders left was given $34 million by the government
Los Angeles has erupted into violence and at the center of it stands a cast of progressive activists and political operatives – some generously bankrolled by California taxpayers.
One organization in particular has emerged as a key player: the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA. The LA-based nonprofit has long pushed radical positions on immigration – for example, in 2018, it spearheaded a campaign to abolish ICE. Its stated mission is to “build power, transform public opinion, and change policies” to achieve “full human, civil, and labor rights.”
Critics might describe CHIRLA instead as a well-funded political engine for the open-borders left.
And taxpayers might question the source of that funding. According to its 2023 audit, CHIRLA received $34 million from the government, with 96 percent from the State of California. State funding of $32.5 million in 2023 represented a dramatic increase from $11.4 million in 2022.
CHIRLA leads the LA Rapid Response Network (LARRN), a hotline launched in January to collect tips about ICE activity and dispatch activists to intervene. Mayor Karen Bass herself has admitted that the city relies on this network to monitor federal immigration enforcement.
The LA protests kicked into high gear after David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in California, was arrested for allegedly obstructing ICE officers. Huerta is a major political player in the state, leading a union of 750,000 workers that is a major donor to the Democratic Party. Though his spokesperson claimed he was merely observing, video released by the US Attorney appears to show him blocking an ICE vehicle.
CHIRLA sprang into action, organizing a rally to protest Huerta’s arrest. Demonstrators waved signs from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a Communist group, and chanted familiar slogans: “No justice, no peace!” and “Stand up, fight back!” CHIRLA’s executive director referred to Huerta as her “brother,” highlighting the group’s close ties to organized labor.
Mayor Bass joined posted on X, “We will not stand for this” – “this” referring not to street violence, but to ICE enforcing federal law. In Spanish, she was more direct: “We are not going to permit these actions.”
Bass has a long-standing relationship with CHIRLA. Just last year, she congratulated the organization for acquiring a new building to continue advancing “justice and full inclusion for all immigrants.” In August, her office issued a press release bragging about securing federal funds for CHIRLA.
Roughly 37 percent of CHIRLA’s expenditures last year went to legal services, including representing both legal and undocumented immigrants in deportation proceedings. Whether California taxpayers should foot the bill for such services is an open question.
Laura Powell
Laura Powell is a civil liberties attorney and founder of Californians for Good Governance.
Do not say that you feel “foreign in your own country”! Such a statement can make you a target for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, as they see it as an extreme right-wing slogan. Roland Tichy addresses precisely this topic in this “State of the Nation”. He analyzes how migration, cultural shifts and language bans are changing our society, the public sphere and social cohesion.
Tichy describes the consequences of uncontrolled migration, which threaten citizens and migrants alike. Many of those who once fled to Germany to escape oppression and religious extremism now feel threatened by it again.
Activate available English AI audiotrack in the video settings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokcVAeMS7k
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Tichy
“German police officers stop a bus at the border between Germany and France in Kehl, Germany.” https://rmx.news/article/germanys-mildly-restrictive-immigration-policies-are-paying-off/
“Flixbus” is a (supposedly) German company that, like Aldi, is also trying to gain a foothold in America after flooding the entire European market with low fares.
But that’s not all, dear comrades: Flixbus has participated massively in the photographically faked “demonstrations” against Martin Sellner and the AfD by transporting the ticks from all over the country to demonstrations free of charge!
And now I’ll show you another video of Flixbus passengers (in this case in Grenoble) being robbed by invaders, without this scam company ever saying a word about it publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf9WPTK7Gnc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick_(pejorative)