Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is more worried about protecting illegal immigrants than keeping federal funds for Los Angeles. She says losing taxpayer dollars is ‘worth it’—as long as L.A. stays a sanctuary city. Priorities, right?
Bass said during an interview with NBC4 Los Angeles that aired on Tuesday that jeopardizing federal funding is worth it to her, in order to maintain the city’s status as a sanctuary city – stating that it’s “worth it to protect all Angelenos, regardless of when they got here.”
NBC4 Reporter Karma Dickerson said, “Mayor Karen Bass spent the morning with Veterans’ Affairs secretary, working to secure federal resources for homeless veterans. She says federal funding has been crucial to the Palisades fire recovery.”
The reporter then rolled a clip where she asked the mayor, “Is it worth it to maintain L.A.’s status as a sanctuary city if it risks that funding?”
To which Bass replied, “It is worth it. It is worth it to protect all Angelenos, regardless of when they got here.”
The mayor also claims she doesn’t even know the amount of funding at stake due to most of the funding doing through the state or county first. However, according to reports, it could be hundreds of millions in funding.