Calif. State Senate Considers Blacklisting Any Company That Works On Trump's Border Wall

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California State Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would effectively blacklist any company that works on President Trump's proposed border wall. The bill, SB-30, was proposed by California State Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat from Long Beach, in December of 2016 but just passed committee last week.

"The border wall goes beyond politics," said Michael Soller, communications director for Lara. "It is an historic mistake, and we're asking these companies to look in their hearts."

According to text of the amended bill, SB-30 would "prohibit the state, commencing January 1, 2018, from awarding or renewing any contract with any person, as defined, that at the time of bid or proposal for a new contract or renewal of an existing contract is providing or has provided goods or services to the federal government for the construction of a federally funded wall, fence, or other barrier along California’s southern border."

In April, Lara sent a letter to the California Chamber of Commerce saying that “the wall threatens commerce with our number-one trading partner and will have disastrous consequences for our economy, environment and bi-national ties,” according to a press release from Lara's office.

Soller says they have indeed received formal opposition to the bill from contractors in the state, but he feels the bill will "get a good hearing" when it comes to the full Senate in a few weeks.

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