Bass: LA's Aliens Should Stay
Posted Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:20 am ET
To her credit, ABC's Martha Raddatz consistently pressed her "This Week" guest, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, on whether all illegal aliens in the city she leads should be allowed to stay. No matter how Raddatz framed her question, Bass tried to avoid giving a direct answer. When Raddatz asked whether Los Angeles's "one million" illegal immigrant workers should be deported, Bass replied, "I don't think so. I think they should stay."
Bass relied on familiar talking points that open borders defenders have used for years. She argued that Los Angeles is a "city of immigrants" and that without illegal immigrant labor, the city's fire-damaged areas would never be repaired. Throughout the interview, Raddatz probed while Bass deflected and invariably blamed President Donald Trump's "reign of terror."
Finally, Raddatz delivered what she expected would be her knockout punch. She noted that under the Biden administration, "hundreds of thousands" of foreign nationals illegally crossed the border. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection puts the accurate total at 10.8 million border encounters and roughly two million more "got-aways." Meanwhile, President Trump has reported record-low border crossings since he began his second term.
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