LOS ANGELES LIBERALS FIGHT TO KEEP THEIR SLAVES
- lhpgop
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
How Sanctuary Policies Protect a Modern Slave Economy in America’s Second Largest City
Executive Summary
In a shocking moral inversion, the liberal political establishment of Los Angeles — the self-proclaimed champions of human rights — is fighting tooth and nail to preserve a shadow labor economy that amounts to modern-day slavery.
Behind the euphemisms of “sanctuary,” “inclusion,” and “compassion” lies a brutal truth: hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are trapped in low-wage, exploitative jobs in Los Angeles, deprived of legal protections, healthcare, and fair compensation.This system enriches the city’s business elites, props up industries dependent on illegal labor, and fuels a permanent political machine designed to maintain one-party rule.
If true civil rights still matter, this corrupt alliance between liberal politicians and unscrupulous employers must be exposed and dismantled.
The Facts
1️⃣ Scale of the Shadow Workforce
~1 million illegal immigrants reside in Los Angeles County.
Estimated 250,000–350,000 illegal workers in the City of LA alone.
Industries heavily dependent on illegal labor include:
Construction
Hospitality
Garment/textile sweatshops
Food processing
Domestic work
Landscaping
These workers operate in conditions of extreme legal and economic vulnerability, with:
Sub-minimum wages.
No benefits or healthcare.
No legal recourse against abuse.
2️⃣ The Enrichment of LA’s Elite
Illegal labor saves LA businesses an estimated $8–12 billion/year in avoided wages, taxes, and benefits.
This economic underclass subsidizes:
Real estate developers.
Hotel and restaurant chains.
Farming and food distribution conglomerates.
Politically connected garment manufacturers.
Liberal politicians receive campaign donations from these interests, while posing as defenders of the poor.
3️⃣ The Political Machine
Sanctuary policies serve a larger political purpose:
Encourage mass illegal settlement.
Shield these populations from deportation.
Leverage their U.S.-born children as future voters.
Cement permanent one-party control of LA’s political apparatus.
In some California jurisdictions, non-citizens are already being allowed to vote in local elections, further eroding the integrity of the democratic process.
The Human Cost
Illegal workers in LA are modern-day economic serfs:
They work for slave wages.
They lack the freedom to demand fair treatment.
They live under constant threat of exploitation.
The sanctuary narrative offers no true freedom — only a permanent caste of underpaid, unprotected laborers whose very existence props up the wealth and political power of LA’s liberal ruling class.
The False Compassion of Sanctuary Cities
CLAIM | REALITY |
Sanctuary cities “protect immigrants” | They protect an illegal labor market built on exploitation. |
Sanctuary policies are “compassionate” | They are cruel: enabling abuse and economic servitude. |
Illegal immigrants are “filling jobs Americans won’t do” | LA’s legal unemployed/underemployed could fill these jobs — if wages and conditions were lawful. |
Sanctuary protects public safety | It undermines federal law and allows criminal aliens to remain in the community. |
The Solution
1️⃣ Mandatory E-Verify for all LA employers.
2️⃣ Aggressive prosecution of employers using illegal labor
3️⃣ Federal clawback of funds from jurisdictions enabling this shadow economy.
4️⃣ Mobilization of LA’s unemployed legal residents to fill these jobs at lawful wages.
5️⃣ National exposure of the hypocrisy of LA’s sanctuary racket.
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