OPEN BORDERS U: LEFTIES GASP AS IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY ENFORCES LAWS

The Santa Barbara Independent, bless its bleeding heart, recently fretted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are apparently still performing, well, *immigration enforcement* on college campuses. Who knew?! Apparently, not the folks running Allan Hancock College, where a parent was reportedly picked up by ICE. The horror! One would think that after years of California’s sanctuary policies effectively declaring entire counties open season for anyone who can fog a mirror, the concept of federal agents doing their job would be as foreign as fiscal responsibility in Sacramento.

Now, campus officials are wringing their hands, asking how much they *can* do to stop these pesky law enforcers. Here’s a novel idea: maybe don't harbor individuals who are in the country illegally? Or perhaps, and this is truly out there, suggest to students that following federal immigration laws is generally a good life strategy. But no, that would be too simple, too sensible. Far better to demonize the agents and pretend that our borders are mere suggestions.

This entire kerfuffle isn't about safety or education; it's about virtue signaling. It's about administrators proving their progressive bona fides by expressing outrage over the enforcement of federal statutes. Meanwhile, law-abiding citizens and legal immigrants are left scratching their heads, wondering why the rules only seem to apply to them. It's almost as if some people think 'community college' means 'community college *of nations*, no papers required.'

President Trump’s administration is clearly committed to restoring the rule of law, a concept that seems to cause acute ideological indigestion in certain academic circles. Perhaps these institutions should focus more on educating their students and less on acting as de facto welcome centers for those who sidestep our nation's legal immigration process. But hey, at least they got a sympathetic write-up from the *Independent* for their troubles. That’s probably worth more than a secure border, right?