Ever since President Donald Trump took office, many on the left have been determined to obstruct everything he does. They seem to care more about their political agenda than making our country safe again and push for immigration policies that put the lives of U.S. citizens at risk. The state with some of the worst immigration policies is California.

Their Governor, Jerry Brown (D), is largely responsible for the state’s illegal immigration problem. His recently released revisions to the state’s budget proposal only add to the problem. This is because it gives millions of taxpayer dollars to undocumented people to help them stay in the country.

According to reports, Gov. Brown’s revised May budget included a massive funding increase hidden deep within the document. Specifically, it contained a $15 million dollar increase in funding “to further expand the availability of legal services for people seeking… [a] ‘deportation defense.’” This means that he plans on using taxpayer money to help illegal immigrants fight deportation cases.

Unfortunately, this type of misuse of taxpayer money is not a surprise. During his January State of the State speech, he said that he would do something like this. “Let me be clear: We will defend everybody — every man, woman, and child — who has come here for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of our state,” he warned.

However, by fighting to keep illegal immigrants in the country, Brown, and liberal lawmakers like him, endanger everyone else lawfully living in the country. This is because numerous illegal immigrants are dangerous criminals, and by keeping them in the country, they’re free to prey on those most vulnerable in our society.

For example, earlier this year, Irwin Gomez-Colon, an undocumented alien, allegedly raped and murdered a mother in her New Orleans home. When police arrived at the scene, they found her 4-year-old child crying next to her dead body, which had over 20 stab wounds. And just recently, Julio Cesar-Medrano, another illegal immigrant, was arrested for allegedly raping a 4-year-old child and filming it on his phone.

Thankfully, President Donald Trump understands the importance of removing illegals from our country. He recognizes that innocent people are getting murdered by people who shouldn’t even be in the country in the first place. If former President Barack Obama had done a better job enforcing our immigration policies and cracking down on “sanctuary cities,” countless lives would’ve been protected from harm or death.

To ensure that we effectively address our illegal immigration policy, he appointed Jeff Sessions to be the United States Attorney General (AG). Since being confirmed, Sessions has been nonstop in his efforts to make our country safer and is doing everything he can to empower our law enforcement officials, something the previous administration failed to do.

Last month, he attempted to slow the flow of illegal immigration by speaking directly to prospective criminals, stating, “for those that continue to seek improper and illegal entry into this country, be forewarned: This is a new era. This is the Trump era.” He continued, “let me be very clear. Don’t come. Please don’t come,” warning, “when you are caught, you will be detained, adjudicated and deported…do not come unlawfully. Wait your turn.” So far, their approach seems to be producing results. Illegal immigration is reportedly down over 60%.

Despite Trump’s progress so far in making our country safer, many liberals want to stop him from doing any more good. Not only is Brown proposing to give taxpayer money to illegal immigrants, he’s also recently proposed giving additional money to the state’s AG, Xavier Becerra, to help fight against the Trump administration. The money will help fund 19 attorneys and 12 additional staff members.

On top of that, California recently hired former AG Eric Holder to push back against Trump. According to reports, they are paying his law firm $25,000 a month to help obstruct everything Trump tries to do. The authoritarian left worries that if they let him run the country unobstructed, they’ll never win office again because of how much good he’ll do. They want to prevent him from being successful so they can say he didn’t do a good job and win back the presidency.

The authoritarian left must not be allowed to make our country less safe. Taxpayers in California need to stand up to their far-left government and demand they not waste taxpayer money on frivolous lawsuits. Anyone misusing money in this way should be voted out of office.