Californias sanctuary madness meets tony beach town

Holy unexpected landing, Batman.Who would’ve thought illegal-immigrant smugglers would turn up on the sand in tony Newport Beach?And with on-shore accomplices, too.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story It makes one wonder: How long might this sort of thing have been happening?And: What will it take for California to withdraw the sanctuary welcome mat?As the California Post reported, alleged smugglers recently brought a boatful of illegal immigrants to the busy Newport Harbor, dinging a yacht in the process.Once ashore, the newcomers were tucked into waiting cars and whisked away, to destinations unknown. Coordinated criminal networks are enough to rattle any community.But the caper in broad daylight was a particular jolt in Newport Beach, a low-crime, high-income beach community of about 82,000.The dramatic landing goes to show how tightly shut the nation’s southern border is, federal authorities noted; the coyotes have turned to sea.LA’s top prosecutor, Bill Essayli, said the US Coast Guard and US Customers and Border Protection have stepped up efforts to keep smugglers from reaching California’s coast, and that the feds nab most such boats on the water.

Good.The federal government also has decades of experience working with states to deter amphibious incursions in places like Texas and Florida.Those states, however, stand ready to help.Not so California, thanks to Democrats’ open-borders lunacy.Sacramento has not only rolled out the welcome mat for illegal immigration; it’s served quite the buffet.A recent report by City Journal, also published in the California Post, revealed that some illegal-immigrant families can access more than $100,000 a year in public services, courtesy of California taxpayers.Meanwhile, California’s sanctuary laws protect...