"Technically it's not illegal to be an illegal in Mass." --MA Atty General Martha Coakley
Posted on 09/14/2011 12:34:51 PM PDT by raccoonradio
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown asked the governor today to back a controversial measure that would allow law enforcement to track illegal aliens, playing to his Republican base on the same day a tough new challenger joined the race for his job.
In his letter, Brown writes to Gov. Deval Patrick urging for “full and immediate Massachusetts participation” in the Secure Communities program.
“During a Senate Homeland Security committee hearing yesterday, President Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano described Secure Communities as ‘a key tool in our immigration enforcement efforts to identify those in the country illegally who are also committing other crimes, are fugitives from existing warrants, are multiple illegal entrants or security concerns,’ ” Brown writes. “I agree with Secretary Napolitano, and believe that Secure Communities plays an important role in keeping America safe.”
Brown’s letter comes as former Obama administration official and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren enters the Democratic primary for Brown’s Senate seat. She backed the governor’s stance on Secure Communities during a campaign stop in Framingham today.
“I think there’s a real question about whether or not this bill really makes communities more secure,” Warren said. “If people feel like they can’t go to the police ... that doesn’t make us more secure. I think we really have to think much harder about the ways to make American communities more secure.”
Brown, in his letter to Patrick, cited “three tragic deaths” at the hands of illegal aliens in Brockton and Milford.
The Secure Communities program requires participating law enforcement agencies to share data on criminal suspects with federal immigration authorities. The goal of the program, which the Boston Police Department has used successfully since 2006, is to identify and deport violent criminals.
Patrick is not backing the measure.
"Technically it's not illegal to be an illegal in Mass." --MA Atty General Martha Coakley
“Hello. I’m Deval Patrick, and I’m stark raving mad!”
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!
>>. The goal of the program, which the Boston Police Department has used successfully since 2006, is to identify and deport violent criminals.
Deport? Oh no, can’t have that.
Howie listeners: Rick Perry on in 5 p hour today, Avi says
Deport? Exactly, we can’t do that, no no no and speaking of illegals and deportation, WHY is uncle ILLEGAL out of jail and WHY is he back to work at the liquor store? Shouldn’t the owner of the store be fined for hiring an ILLEGAL? WTF is wrong with this picture??? And don’t me started on auntie ILLEGAL!
I hope the MA conservatives support Scott Brown. He is the best that is available now from MA. His voting record is not very conservative but far better than any Democrat. His most disappointing vote was for Dodd-Frank, a monstrous bill that will gut the financial services industry. With Scott Brown, conservatives at least have a chance for consideration of our policies. Scott Brown has not turned into Lincoln Chafee or Arlan Specter.
LOL Brown is another big government liberal Republican... voted for Romneycare, supports RoeVWade and abortion on demand, gun control, gays in the military, anthropogenic global warming and state sponsored gay marriage rights. Rino Brown stands with the two rinos from Maine, Collins and Snowe. Brown is more Democrat than Republican and should seriously consider a party switch.
If the MA conservatives I have talked to are any indication, it is not going to happen. They may hold their noses and vote for him but he can forget about them with respect to carrying signs, rallies, money and/or any other overt displays of support. When you try to play both sides, you generally get neither.
It’s Brown or her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren
So I WILL be sending $ & holding signs for Brown, or we can let Harry Brown maintain control of the Senate.
We all know that Scott isn't everything we've wanted. But we had nothing when we had Ted, now we get something.
Jeeesh, what's so hard to understand about that?
I called my US Rep’s offices and Kerry’s offices today to holler about Solyndra.
The aides (tax-paid union employees) who answer the phones didn’t know what “Solyndra” was.
Hadn’t a clue.
I held on and demanded they google it.
“Oh”, they said. .....empty air....
Where are these minions getting their information??? Certainly not from the new media they should be staying on top of. HOW can these imbeciles not have heard about Solyndra????
BTW, There is no statement from Kerry - “He’s too busy workng on the super committee”.
Harry Reid I think you mean.
Same here.
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