Newsom’s New Law Risks Undermining Parental Rights and National Sovereignty Under the Guise of ‘Family Protection’

Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent decision to sign Assembly Bill 495 may appear on the surface as a compassionate measure to protect children of deported parents. However, this legislative action raises serious questions about the unintended consequences that come from placing ideology over the principles of national sovereignty and parental rights—cornerstones of the America First agenda. Is Expanding Legal Caregiver Authority a Step Toward Weakening Parental Rights? The core of AB 495 expands the pool of relatives eligible to sign a caregiver’s authorization affidavit—a decades-old form allowing an adult to enroll a child in school, consent to medical treatment, and otherwise...