A new report is accusing some of America’s most popular corporations of funding leftist groups that encourage “sanctuary cities” to violate federal immigration law. The approximately 200 cities with sanctuary policies include San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York.

According to the conservative corporate watchdog 2nd Vote, many companies — including Southwest, Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, UPS and Toyota — have donated to the National Council of La Raza, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) or the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Many supported all three. 2nd Vote’s list of those who supported La Raza and LULAC appears below.

The groups have also opposed bills in the U.S. Congress that would have eliminated funding for these so-called “sanctuary cities,” which have policies of not reporting to federal immigration authorities when illegal immigrants are arrested and released from custody. (The latest attempt failed earlier this month in the Senate, when Democrats voted almost unanimously to block it.) These bills were proposed after an illegal immigrant who had been deported multiple times killed a woman, Kathryn Steinle, in San Francisco.

One effect is the release back in society of dangerous criminals. “The numbers are ugly,” reports John Perazzo of FrontPage. “Of the 9,295 deportable aliens who were released after their arrest by sanctuary jurisdictions during the first eight months of 2014 alone, some 2,320 were subsequently re-arrested, on new criminal charges, soon thereafter. And before their initial release, 58% of those 9,295 aliens already had felony charges or convictions on their records, while another 37% had serious prior misdemeanor charges.”

Advocates For Lawlessness

“The corporations that fund LULAC and La Raza enable their advocacy for sanctuary cities and their lobbying efforts to promote the lawless and unsafe policies that prevent law enforcement from coordinating with immigration officials,”2nd Vote spokesperson Robert Kuykendall told The Stream. “Through their active involvement and financial support, these companies have purposefully aligned with policy positions that encourage the violation of our immigration laws.”

“The involvement of these companies with LULAC and La Raza is not limited to charitable contributions alone,” continued Kuykendall. “In 2016, over 50 companies sponsored LULAC’s National Convention, the same event where the organization approved a resolution in support of sanctuary city policies in 2015. Furthermore, executives from 25 different corporations sit on La Raza’s Corporate Board of Advisors.”

Kuykendall said that even if they don’t support the advocacy of the immigrant groups, Coca-Cola, AARP, BP and other companies bear culpability for how their money is used.

“The truth is LULAC and La Raza are able to advocate for policies that undermine the rule of law and make our cities much less safe because of help from these companies.”

In addition to its corporate backers, La Raza has received millions of dollars from the federal government, according to its last three annual reports (2013, 2014, and 2015).

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS OF LULAC AND LA RAZA

LULAC

La Raza