When compassion for lovely human beings and the law criss-cross –as they do in all sanctuary cities – do your heart and your need for law-and-order proceed in the same direction.

When the concept of sanctuary cities bobbed up a few years ago, only those perceived as heartless raised their voices.

We were shown photos of wretched-looking immigrants.

Desperately huddled in skinny, well-worn winter coats, their tightly drawn faces begged for modest chances to live humble lives in the most open, liberated country in the world.

Nobody seemed exorcised when only historically silly communities such as San Francisco consumed most of the sanctuary city oxygen.

Then the disease spread, and millions of illegals flooded our country.

As noted too infrequently, it is a privilege not a right to cross our borders. This is a towering principle conveniently overlooked by our voluble friends on the left.

You may only enter America in a legally documented manner – no matter how much sympathy you can churn up.

Tonight in Council Chambers, a group has promised to make a plea to the City Council to officially designate Culver City a sanctuary city.

In other times, this might be deemed a quintessentially honorable stance.

The group probably will tell stories that will make you and me cry.

No matter how many tears flow, though, we are a country of laws, not that the phony protestors who have marched gutter to gutter the last three months acknowledge that.

Scant conflict in Culver City. Likely, the community overwhelmingly endorses the views of U.S. Rep. Karen Bass:

“I am sickened by the recent ICE raids.

“It is unacceptable for families to be torn apart in this fear- generating manner.”