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A state senator in California is proposing legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to serve on state and local boards.
State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D) introduced Senate Bill 174 on Monday, amid an ongoing immigration policy battle within the state.
Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren said on "Fox and & Friends" that she actually encourages these far-left policy moves, believing they will help Republicans in the state.
"Go as far to the left as you want to because people are going to speak up," she said Wednesday.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the bill "would delete the phrase 'transient aliens' from the government code," allowing undocumented residents 18 or older to serve on civil boards and commissions.
In a statement, Lara said, “California’s two million undocumented immigrants are a source of energy for our state.”