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Former California GOP Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commented on the ICE raids in his home state, blaming both parties for neglecting real immigration reform.
Speaking to Variety at the premiere of his Netflix series “Fubar,” he sidestepped a question about Trump deploying troops during protests and shifted focus to broader policy failures.
“Well, I’m not so much interested in that as I am that the politicians have the responsibility to create immigration reform so we don’t have to have this crap going on in the first place,” he told the reporter. “This is the result of Democrats and Republicans not being able to come together in this immigration reform. And so that’s what needs to be done so that you don’t have to go and start arresting people in the first place, so we know who is in this country and who is working here, who has the temporary working permit, who has the permanent working permit.”
Schwarzenegger continued: “We don’t even know who is in here. For decades now, they have been avoiding the subject because it’s an advantage to both parties to not do it. So they’re all political hacks, party hacks, rather than public servants.”
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t blame Trump for the LA riots…
He blames the Uniparty 🤯
“For almost four decades… they talked about immigration reform… But the Democrats and the Republicans— both of the parties— have no interest in solving the… pic.twitter.com/PBF89xVeEy
— Patri0tsareinContr0l (@Patri0tContr0l) June 12, 2025
Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served as California governor from 2003 to 2011 and holds moderate social views, joins a chorus of celebrities criticizing the ICE raids. Public figures, including Kim Kardashian, have used social media and award shows to condemn Trump’s decision to deploy troops and defend ICE operations.
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