California's 'sanctuary' nonsense

 National Review:

Bill Essayli, the new U.S. attorney for California’s central district, needs residents of the Golden State to understand that California is not exempt from complying with federal law.

Democratic politicians have convinced Californians that the state is a “real sanctuary” from federal policies they dislike. That misguided attitude, Essayli told National Review in a recent interview, explains the chaos that has broken out in his first two months on the job.

As immigration-enforcement raids began in Los Angeles earlier this month, rioters took to the streets, setting fire to cars, injuring law enforcement officers, blocking the 101 Freeway, and damaging government vehicles.

“You’re seeing what I call a public temper tantrum because they conditioned people to believe over the last few years that California is special or really is exempt from federal law. It’s not,” says Essayli, the son of Lebanese immigrants who came to the U.S. legally.

He said the public reaction makes it “more challenging” for federal law enforcement to do its job, but not impossible.

“We are still going out and doing our enforcement operations. We have not stopped, we will not be deterred, and the only thing that’s going to happen is you’re going to see more resources come to our district to make sure we can successfully complete that mission.”

“If they don’t like the number of National Guard that are here now, they should see how many we get if this continues,” he warned.
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California Democrats must think they are special or above the law.  States cannot pick and choose which federal laws they will obey.  BTW, the National Guard did a good job of controlling the illegal alien riots in California.  The rioters should all be deported and not be eligible for reentry.