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Fifth Column

Price Sukhia: Xavier Becerra's Mexico Problem

2026-08-30

[Breitbart] A growing body of evidence reveals that Xavier Becerra, the current frontrunner for California governor, has deep ties to a network of militant activists and foreign agents who have a history of meddling in U.S. elections, mobilizing pro-immigration activism, and undermining American sovereignty.

Throughout his career, Becerra has framed himself as an advocate for migrants. What is less apparent is his longtime alliance with radical activist NGOs whose political activity is deeply integrated and carefully coordinated with America’s southern neighbor: Mexico.

Mexico has been building political power within the U.S. through its vast network of more than 50 consulates, which collectively form the infrastructure of a sophisticated campaign to mobilize political action, migrant advocacy, and get-out-the-vote efforts inside American borders for the benefit of Mexico, according to research by the Government Accountability Institute (GAI).

Such activity is expressly forbidden by international laws, which prohibit foreign consulates from interfering in the domestic affairs of their host countries.

A new investigation by GAI has revealed that the network of radical migrant nonprofits tied to Xavier Becerra is deeply embedded within this same foreign network.

CHIRLA: “MY FAMILY”
The investigation comes on the heels of a recent endorsement of Becerra by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), a group that was investigated by the House Judiciary last summer amid suspicions that it was using taxpayer funds to support protest activity in Los Angeles. More recently, the group was accused by rival California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton of helping Becerra power his political ground game using illegal immigrants as canvassers for voter outreach.

For more than 20 years, CHIRLA has maintained close operational ties with Mexico’s consulates, which appear to be operating more as political outposts than legitimate diplomatic offices.

Mexico’s own former Foreign Minister stated it bluntly: “We are already giving instructions to our consulates that they begin propagating militant activities — if you will — in their communities.”

In 1994, the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles worked with CHIRLA to help build a legal case against California’s Proposition 187, which barred illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits.

Since that time, Mexican officials have opened voter registration centers on consulate grounds, coordinated with migrant advocacy and anti-ICE organizers across the country, and even provided bond training to attorneys as part of what one consulate described as a “collaborative effort to respond to ICE detention of immigrants.”

Such activity, which is forbidden under the framework of the Vienna Convention, has caught the eye of the Trump administration. The State Department recently launched a national security review of all 53 Mexican consulates amid concerns of political meddling by consular offices.

CHIRLA’s coordination with such Mexican outposts includes hosting joint events in which CHIRLA and consular officials teach illegal immigrants forensic strategies for avoiding deportation.

The group also operates multiple offices in Mexico, where it organizes seminars preparing migrants before they even enter the United States, part of what California’s DOGE project calls a “civic pipeline” from immigration services to Democratic voter mobilization.

Notably, CHIRLA collaborates with Mexico’s LA consulate on both get-out-the-vote campaigns and naturalization services. In 2024, CHIRLA opened a Mobile Voting Center in the heart of Los Angeles, just a few blocks away from the Mexican consulate there. At that same location, the group provides free weekly “Know Your Rights” workshops for anyone fearing deportation, regardless of immigration status.

More recently, CHIRLA has been accused of engaging in an orchestrated and well-coordinated anti-ICE campaign, dispatching activists to interfere with federal immigration enforcement operations in real time, according to congressional testimony. The group has even called for the dismantling of the Department of Homeland Security entirely and the repeal of laws that “criminalize migration.”

At the CHIRLA endorsement event, Becerra referred to the group as “my family.” It was a fitting description. CHIRLA has advocated for Becerra since 2016, when he became California’s Attorney General, and he has spoken at CHIRLA’s annual gala events.

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