Wednesday’s San Jose Mercury News included a front page story considering how Santa Clara County should treat illegal aliens living there after a shocking crime.

Local open-border types brought their signs showing support for lawbreaking foreigners rather than public safety for the community.

The meeting was prompted by the terrible murder of Bambi Larson, stabbed to death in her home by an unlawful foreigner, reported here last month: San Jose Woman Is Murdered by Salvadoran Illegal Who Was Protected by California Sanctuary Policy

The accused killer had a long criminal record including previous deportation, and the police chief said that he could have been turned over to ICE half a dozen times.

There was no question that the perp is a really bad character, and a prompt deportation may well have saved Larson’s life. Yet there was strong support for general non-enforcement of immigration laws in the meeting, even against violent felons. Larson’s cousin, Rick Loek, was taken aback by some of the crowd’s preference, noting, “I’m surprised anybody would argue in favor of keeping a violent criminal in this country.”

Meanwhile, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, is already campaigning against President Trump with a swing through El Salvador, apparently because 680,000 Salvadorans reside in his state. A little early to be looking for a new job, no?

But back to the preventable murder in San Jose: