Arnold Schwarzenegger urges state and federal leaders to ‘work together’ after LA unrest

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13 Jun 2025 • 12:56 AM MYT
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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger called for bipartisan cooperation on immigration reform amid Los Angeles immigration protests.
  • Schwarzenegger urged Democrats and Republicans to “work together” to solve the immigration issue, saying, "If there’s a will there’s a way."
  • He criticized politicians for using the immigration issue to raise money instead of solving the problem.
  • Schwarzenegger, an Austrian immigrant, expressed empathy due to his past fear of deportation.
  • Anti-ICE protests have erupted in at least 37 cities across the U.S., leading to hundreds of arrests, following ICE raids in LA and the deployment of the National Guard.

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