WAR ON POPULAR ENFORCEMENT, REWARDED WITH OUR TAXES: WALZ GIVES $10M TO BUSINESSES BUILT ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

In a stunning betrayal of American taxpayers and law-abiding citizens, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — already mired in political weakness and scandal — has put forward a plan to send $10 million in Minnesota tax dollars to Minneapolis area businesses that thrived on cheap illegal migrant labor and are now whining over legitimate federal immigration enforcement. 

The governor’s scheme comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge — a nationwide immigration enforcement initiative that sent thousands of immigration agents into the Twin Cities to restore public safety and uphold federal immigration law. Despite claims by Washington bureaucrats that the operation made Minnesota “safer,” Walz is attempting to turn the narrative on its head.

Walz — a Democrat whose political stock has collapsed so spectacularly that he recently announced he won’t seek re-election — stood at a podium calling for federal and state governments to “pay for what they broke here” by reimbursing businesses that suffered so-called economic hardships during the enforcement surge.

Instead of championing law and order, Walz is effectively rewarding those who built their business models on sanctuary-city policies that invited undocumented workers into the state. This isn’t compassion — this is socialism disguised as “small business relief.”

The $10 million plan would dole out forgivable loans of $2,500–$25,000 to businesses that say they lost revenue while federal agents did their job. Local estimates suggest losses in Minneapolis alone may have ranged from $10 million to $20 million per week — a figure Walz points to as justification for the taxpayer payouts.

Here’s the glaring contradiction: these same businesses prospered for years under lax immigration policies and decades of lax enforcement. It was only when ICE finally acted — as promised by the Trump administration in its 2024 campaign — that the “economic harm” supposedly materialized. That’s not a side effect of enforcement — it’s the natural consequence of Walz’s sanctuary-city economy collapsing under its own contradictions.

And Walz refuses to distinguish between legal immigrants and illegal migrants in his rhetoric — instead lumping both together as victims who somehow deserve compensation. That’s not leadership. That’s political pandering.

Not surprisingly, Minnesota Republicans — including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer — have blasted the relief plan as a “new avenue for fraud” in a state already notorious for mismanaging public funds.

With long-running state fraud scandals still fresh in voters’ minds, Walz’s proposal looks less like genuine economic assistance and more like a bailout for politically favored cronies. Hard-working Minnesota residents — citizens who obey the law and contribute to their communities — will be on the hook for bailing out businesses that chose to exploit illegal immigration for profit.

The broader message of Walz’s gambit is clear and chilling for conservatives and common-sense Americans: If you profit from lawlessness, the state will protect you. But if you stood with law enforcement, you’re on your own. This mindset undermines the rule of law, penalizes citizens for supporting enforcement, and rewards businesses for aligning with illegal migration — a recipe for long-term economic and social decay.

As federal immigration enforcement winds down in Minnesota, the real question is not how much revenue was lost, but whose side the governor is really on. For those who believe in law, order, and accountability, the answer is painfully obvious.