{"id":2530912,"date":"2026-01-07T10:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unbelievable-newsom-finds-way-to-blame-his-bungled-fire-recovery-on-trumps-deportations\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:10:00","slug":"unbelievable-newsom-finds-way-to-blame-his-bungled-fire-recovery-on-trumps-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unbelievable-newsom-finds-way-to-blame-his-bungled-fire-recovery-on-trumps-deportations\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable: Newsom Finds Way to Blame His Bungled Fire Recovery on Trump&#8217;s Deportations"},"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\">26<\/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%2Funbelievable-newsom-finds-way-to-blame-his-bungled-fire-recovery-on-trumps-deportations%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=2530912&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>California Gov. Gavin Newsom said increased deportations and ICE\/CBP raids have disrupted recovery after the January 2025 fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-learning-loss-isnt-confined-to-the-classroom-its-hurting-our-economy\/\" title=\"Covid...s impact on education extends beyond classrooms, affecting our economy.\">creating labor shortages<\/a> in the construction industry.He told MS Now&#8217;s Jacob Soboroff the enforcement actions-which ramped up in summer 2024-have removed a significant portion of the workforce and, together with tariff- and supply-chain issues (including tensions with Canada), raised rebuilding costs. Newsom noted roughly 2,500 permits have been approved in the first year in parts of Los Angeles County but acknowledged the pace remains slow: fewer than 4% of the more than 16,000 displaced homes have begun construction. Independent analyses cited in the report estimate immigrants make up a substantial share of the construction workforce (Urban Wire put it at just over 23% nationally in 2023, with sizable undocumented portrayal; California estimates show roughly 37-39% foreign\u2011born construction workers). Residents blame bureaucratic red tape, insurance problems and permit costs for delays, and the article also references large June 2024 protests tied to ICE operations that caused significant damage.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed that construction for Pacific Palisades and Altadena fire victims has been impacted by deportations and raids in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Raids and deportations in California ramped up over the summer of 2024 under the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on illegal migrants in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with MS Now&rsquo;s Jacob Soboroff, Newsom was asked whether the increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) activity has affected recovery efforts following the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, it&rsquo;s impacted the entire construction industry across the United States. A huge, a disproportionate, I mean, California, Texas, a few other states, up to 35 some cases estimated, 40, 41 percent of the workforce are immigrants. So you&rsquo;ve got direct labor shortages,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got direct impacts from these tariffs.&rdquo;<\/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>&ldquo;I mean, we could just talk about the tariff impacts and the retaliatory nature of what&rsquo;s happening with our relationship to Canada and someone&rsquo;s supplies that come from there. The direct impacts as it relates to those that have rebuilt,&rdquo; Newsom added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to remind folks, 2,500 permits have been approved within the first year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With its sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants, which limit cooperation between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> and federal agencies such as ICE and CBP, California is estimated to have more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-ron-desantis-we-have-to-reject-open-borders\/\" title=\"Gov. Ron Desantis: We have to reject open borders\">2 million illegal immigrants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificresearch.org\/immigration-in-california-by-the-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Pacific Research.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban.org\/urban-wire\/mass-deportations-would-worsen-our-housing-crisis#:~:text=According%20to%20our%20analysis%2C%20immigrants,of%20them%20are%20undocumented%20immigrants.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conducted<\/a> by Urban Wire in February 2025 estimated that immigrants made up just over 23 percent of the construction workforce in 2023, with roughly half of that figure believed to be illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis found that California had more than 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >1 million foreign-born construction workers<\/a>, including both legal and illegal immigrants, representing roughly 37% to 39% of the state&rsquo;s overall construction workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom went on to tout the number of permits approved for Altadena, saying the pace of recovery has been impacted by both &ldquo;immigration policy and tariff policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You see the sounds and noise of construction, a lot to be optimistic in terms of where we are. By the way, compared to other disasters, I mean, put it in perspective, 14,000 homes were destroyed in the Camp Fire in Paradise,&rdquo; Newsom continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were just 385 permits at this time. We have over 24, close to 2,500 permits today in Altadena, in Los Angeles County. We&rsquo;re not happy with the rate of that, but we are pleased to see the progress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Again, it&rsquo;s meaningful, but it&rsquo;s impacted the challenges, the headwinds of immigration policy and tariff policy are hurting the recovery and making it more costly,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s talk about when President Trump came to visit in January, it was his first trip as president right after the fires.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Newsom&rsquo;s and Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass&rsquo; attempt at optimistic messaging about rebuilding more than 16,000 homes displaced by the Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires, fewer than 4 percent have begun construction.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have criticized both state and local officials over the slow pace of recovery, pointing to red tape, insurance hurdles and permit costs as major obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, downtown Los Angeles saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happening-now-california-trump-supporters-take-over-huntington-beach-pier-to-protest-curfew-videos\/\" title=\"HAPPENING NOW: ... Trump Supporters Take Over Huntington Beach Pier to Protest Curfew (VIDEOS)\">large protests<\/a> and riots against ICE operations tied to mass deportations. The unrest caused millions of dollars in damage, leaving federal buildings vandalized, Waymo vehicles set on fire and law enforcement vehicles damaged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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