The Trump Administration isn’t kidding around when it comes to battling illegal immigration, which poses a problem for Blue State leaders like Gov. Maura Healey.

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for “border czar,” said states that refuse to cooperate in the federal government’s deportation plans could see cuts to funding, the Hill reported.

Fox News’s Mark Levin interviewed Homan Sunday, noting he’ll have “a very, very powerful weapon that the Democrats when they’re in power, use against Republican administrations, state and local, all the time: federal funding.”

“If you have a governor who says, ‘I’m not gonna cooperate. … I’m gonna block you,’ well, then, federal funds should be slashed to that state, and I mean hugely so, so the people of that state understand that the governor is the responsible party, that the mayor’s the responsible party,” Levin added.

Homan’s response? “That’s going to happen, I guarantee you,” adding that Trump “will do that.”

This is a far cry from the “just don’t come here” pleas from Vice President Kamala Harris and the 11th-hour weekly limits on border crossers finally enacted by President Joe Biden. Under Trump, the free pass is over for those here illegally.

It’s what most Americans want. A poll this week by YouGov for CBS News asked respondents whether they approved or disapproved of Trump “starting a national program to find and deport all immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.”

A solid majority, 57%, of those polled favored such a program, while just 43% disapproved.

Enter the Democratic resisters like Healey and other Blue State governors, as well as officials in sanctuary communities. They have robustly stated that any help in deporting illegal immigrants won’t come from them.

The premise is that they are “protecting” residents. Considering that deportation operations will target “illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers,” according to Trump transition team spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, one wonders: who will protect citizens from them?

That’s not important in Blue Massachusetts — it’s all about the resistance. Communities and programs at risk of losing much-needed federal funding are collateral damage. Bay Staters have been “selected” to die on this hill.

Healey and anti-Trumpers will undoubtedly cry foul should funds fizzle out, but in Healey’s case, she doesn’t really have a leg to stand on. It’s the same tactic her administration is taking with MBTA Communities Act compliance.

The town of Milton has already lost some state funding (a $140,800 grant for seawall and access improvements at Milton Landing) after residents overturned the state-mandated zoning plan. The Healey Administration was clear: comply or face repercussions. Milton resisted.

Earlier this year, Healey stated that the MBTA Communities Act is “a good law” that “needs to be enforced.” Laws prohibiting illegal immigration, sex trafficking, drug dealing and other crimes are also good laws that need to be enforced.

Democratic leaders can’t make the case that laws should only be enforced if they like them. This stance will cost constituents in terms of both funding — and safety.

Editorial cartoon by Gary Varvel (Creators Syndicate)