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California’s Immigration Crisis Is A Warning To The Rest Of The Country

The anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles are not an anomaly; they are a forecast.

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Adam Johnston
Jun 11, 2025
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The saying “as goes California, so goes the nation” helps to illustrate California’s outsized political and cultural influence on the overall trajectory of the United States. From environmental regulations to the civil rights revolution, California has long served as a proving ground for national trends.

If this pattern continues, the recent anti-ICE rio…

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