Democrat illegal immigration plan in MA
Did you happen to catch this piece of news about our liberal neighboring state to the south (“Oh Doug, like NH ISN’T liberal these days?”) regarding a change of policy for its state police? Saturday’s Boston Globe has the skinny:
A new Massachusetts policy makes it clear that State Troopers should not enforce federal immigration laws, but troopers may ask a person’s immigration status during traffic stops and other matters if it is relevant to a criminal investigation..The policy places written restrictions on troopers’ dealings with federal immigration authorities – a source of contention for Governor Deval Patrick’s administration in recent months. Just after taking office In January, Patrick rescinded predecessor Mitt Romney’s decision to let State Police officers arrest illegal immigrants, only to face complaints that individual troopers continued to target them in Western Massachusetts..State officials said yesterday that while the policy is similar to current practice, they wanted to make sure it was uniform across the Commonwealth.
Heaven forbid if someone doesn’t get the memo and continues to enforce federal laws. Does this mean the state troopers will stop enforcing federal drug laws too? Why is there a difference?
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When you read the information above, in particular, the point that Deval Patrick — a DEMOCRAT– recinded Republican Mitt Romney’s earlier directive allowing state troopers to arrest illegal immigrants, it reminds you that indeed, there IS a difference between politicians in the two parties. Do a majority of Mass residents really support this change? I doubt it. Hopefully some savvy Bay State Republican pol will come along and seize this potential opportunity.
