{"id":2450199,"date":"2025-06-21T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-dodgers-announce-next-step-after-claiming-to-keep-ice-out-financial-assistance-for-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:18:48","slug":"la-dodgers-announce-next-step-after-claiming-to-keep-ice-out-financial-assistance-for-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-dodgers-announce-next-step-after-claiming-to-keep-ice-out-financial-assistance-for-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Dodgers Announce Next Step After Claiming to Keep ICE Out: Financial Assistance for Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fla-dodgers-announce-next-step-after-claiming-to-keep-ice-out-financial-assistance-for-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The los Angeles dodgers recently announced a commitment of $1 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-student-government-passes-stipend-to-compensate-undocumented-students\/\" title=\"UCLA Student Government Passes Stipend To Compensate Un...ed Students\">provide financial assistance<\/a> for families of immigrants affected by regional events, a move met with mixed reactions. Criticism arose regarding the distinction not being made between legal adn illegal immigrants and questions about why this assistance was prioritized over support for American citizens. The Dodgers,known for their progressive stances,faced backlash not only over their donation&#8217;s minimal impact relative to their larger financial resources,but also for what was interpreted as a performative political statement rather than a substantive solution to immigration issues.social media responses reflected both support and notable condemnation, with some questioning the implications of aiding families connected to illegal immigration. Ultimately, the announcement highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing tensions surrounding immigration policy<\/a> and the perceived politicization of sports organizations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Has there ever been a baseball team so dead-set on disgracing itself as the Los Angeles Dodgers?<\/p>\n<p>The organization that made a publicity stunt out of claiming to defy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Thursday (ICE has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-dodgers-get-exposed-trump-administration-trying-play-tough-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different story completely<\/a>), and has a history of celebrating &ldquo;gay pride&rdquo; by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-video-shows-la-dodgers-really-inviting-game-grotesque-display-ever-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certified psychos committing sacrilege<\/a>, has taken a new step toward proving its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-writer-bernie-sanders-mittens-are-a-sign-of-white-supremacy\/\" title=\"Leftist Writer: Bernie Sanders\u2019 Mittens Are A Sign Of White Supremacy\">progressive bona fides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s a step that borders on the comical.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In partnership with the City of Los Angeles, the Dodgers have committed $1 million toward direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region. Additional community efforts to be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1936189776245539170?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a laughably self-righteous news release published Friday, the Dodgers announced the team is committing $1 million toward &ldquo;direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Recent events in the region&rdquo; covers a multitude of sins when it comes to Los Angeles and its nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-mayor-used-fire-department-money-fund-queer-occult-interests-ebony-theatre-trans-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminally incompetent Democratic governance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There were the January wildfires, which destroyed thousands of homes and exposed the ineptitude of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/painful-video-karen-bass-looked-like-inexperienced-child-trump-teach-every-little-thing-media-watched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Karen Bass<\/a> &mdash; not to mention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-7-months-fires-gavin-newsom-cut-101-million-forest-wildfire-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And there&rsquo;s the recent round of rioting sparked by progressive resistance to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s efforts to simply enforce American laws (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-lying-californians-happening-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exposing Bass and Newsom<\/a> again).<\/p>\n<p>But the Los Angeles Dodgers are stepping into the breach by offering a magnanimous $1 million donation to &ldquo;families of immigrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Dodgers make no effort to distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants. Nor does the team explain why some in the Los Angeles area are worthy of its largesse while Americans who happen to have been born in their own country are apparently not.<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s par for the leftist course.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s really funny is the Dodgers actually going to the trouble of publishing a news release about a whopping $1 million donation and pretending the team is taking a principled stand.<\/p>\n<p>For the MLB team, that&rsquo;s not even tip money.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Dodgers had a payroll of $241 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/news\/dodgers-payroll-breakdown-roster-2024-mlb-playoff-teams\/d12c15db0024017f08cd5d64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sporting News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That paid for a team that ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-yankees-blow-5-run-lead-epic-defensive-meltdown-dodgers-rally-clinch-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning the World Series<\/a> in October, so the fans can&rsquo;t really complain, but it shows how little, comparatively speaking, that ballyhooed $1 million actually is.<\/p>\n<p>And that $241 million payroll is just one year. In 2023, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-shohei-ohtani-agrees-record-700-million-10-year-contract-dodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inked a 10-year contract<\/a> with multipositional star Shohei Ohtani worth $700,000,000 &mdash; or $70 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>As the news website <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10100513-shohei-ohtani-will-make-117m-per-month-432k-per-game-on-700m-dodgers-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a> noted at the time, that works out to $432,000 per game. So, for the price of less than three Shohei Ohtani games &mdash; <em>three<\/em>, over 10 years &mdash; the Dodgers can puff out their leftist chests and pretend to be friends of the oh-so-innocent victims of a Republican president&rsquo;s efforts to do the job voters hired him for.<\/p>\n<p>(In fairness to the Dodgers, the Japanese-born Ohtani is himself an immigrant, so the team was arguably already doing its part, immigrant-family-wise.)<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, the announcement drew some of the kind of supportive responses the Dodgers were no doubt looking for, but it also drew <em>a lot <\/em>of barbed commentary:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So you&rsquo;re assisting in the financial assistance of hiding criminal illegal aliens?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jammles (@jammles9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jammles9\/status\/1936203701426827534?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pathetic and unAmerican.<br \/> How much did you donate to the families victimized by illegals?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan (@Ryan_In_Mi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ryan_In_Mi\/status\/1936207711009726558?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers?\">@Dodgers<\/a>, how much financial assistance are you committing to Angel Families like Laken Riley&rsquo;s and Rachel Morin&rsquo;s family?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKn6wZY8Qo\">https:\/\/t.co\/kKn6wZY8Qo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZWUSggmA8z\">pic.twitter.com\/ZWUSggmA8z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1936198972202451363?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t to argue the Dodgers should be donating <em>more<\/em>&nbsp;to illegal immigration, of course.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s only pointing out that it&rsquo;s just another day for a team with a documented history of showboating for a leftist audience &mdash; in this case, generating headlines on the cheap for supposedly standing up to the Trump White House.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s pathetic, and it&rsquo;s ignoring the very real lesson Major League Baseball &mdash; and all professional sports &mdash; should have taken from the Black Lives Matter madness of the George Floyd riots era:<\/p>\n<p>The only way for sports teams to win at playing politics is to stay out of the game altogether.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are apparently determined not to do that. 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This organization, which recently staged a publicity stunt claiming to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE has a different perspective), and has a track record of celebrating &#8220;gay pride&#8221; by hosting individuals engaging in sacrilegious acts, is now taking another step to showcase its progressive credentials. However, this move borders on the absurd. In collaboration with the City of Los Angeles, the Dodgers have pledged $1 million for direct financial aid to immigrant families affected by recent local events. More community initiatives are expected to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>In an ironically self-righteous press release issued Friday, the Dodgers revealed their commitment of $1 million for &#8220;direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region.&#8221; The phrase &#8220;recent events&#8221; encompasses various issues tied to Los Angeles&#8217;s poorly managed Democratic leadership. These include January wildfires that devastated homes and highlighted Mayor Karen Bass&#8217;s incompetence-alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s failures-and recent riots fueled by progressive opposition to President Donald Trump&#8217;s attempts at enforcing U.S. laws.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are stepping up with their generous $1 million donation aimed at &#8220;families of immigrants,&#8221; notably without differentiating between legal and illegal immigrants or explaining why some locals deserve this support while American citizens do not seem worthy. This aligns with typical leftist behavior.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s particularly amusing is that the Dodgers felt it necessary to issue a press release about this seemingly significant donation while pretending it reflects a principled stance. For an MLB team, this amount barely registers as meaningful; in 2024 alone, they had a payroll of $241 million-enough for them to win the World Series that year-making their touted donation appear trivial in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, just one year prior, they signed star player Shohei Ohtani for an astounding 10-year contract worth $700 million-equating to approximately $432,000 per game-which means they could cover less than three games&#8217; worth of his salary with their entire charitable contribution over ten years.<\/p>\n<p>On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), reactions varied from supportive comments aligned with what the Dodgers likely anticipated to sharp criticisms questioning their motives: <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;So you&#8217;re assisting in hiding criminal illegal aliens?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Pathetic and unAmerican! How much did you donate to families victimized by illegals?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Hey @Dodgers, how much financial assistance are you committing to Angel Families like Laken Riley&#8217;s?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t suggesting that more donations should go toward illegal immigration; rather it highlights how typical it is for teams like these-with histories steeped in leftist posturing-to seek cheap headlines while opposing political figures like Trump who are simply doing what voters expect them to do.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s disheartening and overlooks crucial lessons Major League Baseball-and all professional sports-should have learned from past political controversies: staying out of politics is often wiser than engaging directly. 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