Nevada Assemblymember Cecilia Gonzales (D-EI) isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed and certainly won’t be winning any spelling bee’s anytime soon.
In June, the Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas shut its gates for the first time in nearly 50 years, outside of COVID lockdowns.
Why? Because folks feared ICE might show up and do their job – deport illegal immigrants who broke our laws.
That’s right. Instead of enforcing the law, Gonzales and her activist pals sent the message: ICE is the enemy, and illegal immigrants need protection.
Let that sink in.
Broadacres is a big, lively flea market where thousands of hardworking people gather every weekend. But when word got out about possible ICE enforcement, it shut down.
Not because ICE showed up, but because the left whipped everyone into a panic.
And who showed up at the grand reopening on August 1?
Assemblywoman Gonzales, arm-in-arm with activist groups like the Nevada Immigrant Coalition, Puentes, and the UNLV Immigration Clinic.
Groups that don’t just help immigrants – they actively fight against deportations and push “Know Your Rights” materials designed to block ICE from doing its job.
Now, nobody’s against helping folks in tough situations. But let’s not pretend this was about legal immigrants. It wasn’t.
This was about illegal immigration, plain and simple.
Gonzales has been loud and proud about siding with illegal immigrants. On X, she praised the re-opening and promoted these activist groups.
Here supporting our vendors at the re-opening of Broadcaers. Broadacees shut down last month due to fears of ICE. Please check out space 74 for more Know Your Rights information. Thank you Nevada Immigrant Coalition, Puentes, & UNLV Clinic. #broadacers #LasVegas #ICE #NVLeg pic.twitter.com/YhvyvVB6Pz
— Cecelia González (@CeceliaGNV) August 2, 2025
She didn’t say one word about the importance of enforcing our immigration laws. Not one.
Instead, she celebrated the fear campaign that kept law-abiding customers and business owners stuck at home while encouraging people to avoid cooperating with ICE.
And did so by embarrassingly misspelling “Broadacres” – the business she’s so supposedly interested in – not once, but TWICE in her tweet!
“Broadcaers.” “Broadacees.” Whatever!
Here’s the kicker: taxpayers like you are footing the bill for a lot of this nonsense. Public money helps fund programs that actively resist federal immigration enforcement.
The UNLV Immigration Clinic? Taxpayer-supported. And it’s being used to keep people who are in the country illegally from being deported.
Meanwhile, ICE isn’t out raiding backyard barbecues. They’re targeting people with criminal records, expired visas, and court orders to leave.
So when Gonzales fights ICE, she’s not just fighting a government agency. She’s siding with lawbreakers over the law.
Let’s get real.
If you sneak into a Raiders game without a ticket, you get thrown out. Try jumping the line at the DMV and see what happens.
But cross our border illegally, and politicians like Gonzales want to give you free legal help, “safe spaces,” and a welcome-back party.
Even some on the left admit this looks bad.
Critics argue ICE uses fear and overreach. Fine. Let’s have that debate.
But shutting down entire businesses and turning flea markets into protest zones? That’s not about justice. That’s about pushing a political agenda.
Nevadans are fed up.
A 2023 Gallup poll showed that 60% of Americans think illegal immigration is a “critical threat.” And nearly 70% want stricter border security.
That includes Latinos, too – many of whom came here legally and followed the rules.
Gonzales may be trying to rally her base, but she’s forgetting who she works for: the people of Nevada, not out-of-state activists or political interest groups.
If Assemblywoman Gonzales wants to change the law, she should take it to Congress. Until then, ICE has every right – and duty – to enforce it.
And Nevadans have every right to ask: Why is one of our elected officials fighting harder for illegal immigrants than for the law-abiding citizens who pay her salary?
Here’s the truth: We need leaders who put public safety, the rule of law, and working families first – not political theater, protest booths, and open-border chaos.
It’s time for Nevadans to start asking tougher questions and demanding better answers.
Gonzales isn’t just out of touch – she’s choosing sides. And it sure doesn’t look like she’s choosing ours.
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