Not a Sci Fi person, Oh well.
The Borg were a technologically based species that sought to bring humans into their existence, thus if one acquiesced to them or assimilated by accepting their technical modifications to their bodies, they were then considered one with the Borg, ie. heartless, cold, strict creatures of techno habit.. much like many of the occupants of the state governemnt in California.
Oh Lord! You give the bureaucrats WAY TOO MUCH credit. Think of vermin. Street people. Nancy Pelosi in a MuuMuu with a crew cut and cattle prod.
She could assimilate me, anytime.