DISPATCHES FROM BLUE SAN DIEGO:

$13.4 million.

That's what the proposed County budget spends on lawyers for illegal immigrants fighting deportation.

For that same amount, San Diego County could fund hundreds of sheriff's deputies. Dozens of psychiatric beds. Pothole repair across every district. Real help for…

— Supervisor Jim Desmond (@jim_desmond) May 29, 2026

“A county is not the State Department. A county is not an immigration court. A county exists to keep streets safe, roads paved, and the most vulnerable residents cared for.”