BOILING POINT: In a surprising rebuke of the president, the California governor said illegal immigration policies are 'not working' and the US government must take 'responsibility and ownership.'
is planning to lift the Trump-era Title 42 policy, which allows police and border officers to expedite the expulsion of illegal immigrants.
Newsom, speaking to ABC News on Monday, said,"The fact is, what we’ve got right now is not working and is about to break in a post-42 world unless we take some responsibility and ownership.""I'm saying that as a father," the governor added."I'm saying that as someone that feels responsible for being part of the solution and I'm trying to do my best here."
Newsom claimed the U.S. government is sending"more and more" migrants to California because the state is"taking care of folks.""We're already at capacity at nine of our sites," Newsom continued."We can't continue to fund all of these sites because of the budgetary pressures now being placed on this state and the offsetting issues that I have to address.… The reality is, unless we're doing what we're doing, people will end up on the streets.
Newsom's comments come as a surprise after years of championing policies to accommodate and expand protections to
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