Massachusetts’ State Immigration Policy- Catch and Release

 One of the last thinks that Mitt Romney did before leaving office in Massachusetts was tell state troopers they could arrest illegal aliens for……being illegal aliens. I know, it sounds radical and irrational. Can you imagine the nerve of arresting people for being here illegally? To be honest with you, when Mitt instituted the policy just before leaving office it wreaked of a political stunt, something he could add to his resume for his white house bid. While I agree fully with this plan, he knew it would not stand once he left office, and it hasn’t. Moonbat Governor Deval Patrick rescinded the policy almost immediately after taking the oath of office.

 Why am I writing about this now? Because a brand new written policy was just sent out to the State Police because there were reports that some State Police officers were still targeting illegals in the western part of the state. The nerve of these officers, who do they think they are trying to enforce the law? Now the policy is in writing so if officers try to enforce immigration laws the officers can be reprimanded. What a country. No wonder why so many people want to come here.

 So let’s take a look at some non-radical, rational thinking:

“A person who happens to be here illegally who is a law-abiding person should not have to worry that the State Police are going to be trying to figure out their status and turning them over to immigration,” said Kurt Schwartz, state undersecretary of law enforcement and fire services. “But a person who is here illegally who is not law-abiding may well find themselves being investigated for violations of state law. And in that investigation it may come out that they’re here illegally.”

 Before I get back to the story let’s break down that paragraph and try to make some sense of it, it that is possible.

A person who happens to be here illegally who is a law-abiding person

 An illegal and law abiding person? Being here illegally means in itself that this person is not law abiding.

should not have to worry that the State Police are going to be trying to figure out their status and turning them over to immigration

 Illegals shouldn’t have that monkey on their back of constantly having to worry that the law will be enforced and they will be sent back where they belong, and have to try to come to this country legally. That can be so burdensome.

But a person who is here illegally who is not law-abiding

 Redundant.

may well find themselves being investigated for violations of state law. And in that investigation it may come out that they’re here illegally.”

 If they violate state law it is okay if it is found out that they are illegal. They can break federal law and the police are not allowed to do anything about it. I am glad we took the time to make a little sense out of that. Now you know how a moonbat’s brain works, congratulations.

 Now back to the story. Here is how it works. If a trooper pulls over an illegal and he feels it would be relevant to a crime he may ask about the person’s immigration status. If there is no crime that in the trooper’s mind is relevant to this illegal, he can’t even ask about his immigration status. Here is a perfect example of how this would work:

a driver stopped for a traffic violation who doesn’t have a valid Massachusetts driver’s license – but produces a valid passport and a foreign driver’s license – might be ticketed and released, Schwartz said. But a driver who provides a false license could be arrested and checked with US immigration authorities so that the trooper can determine the driver’s true identity.

 Driver ‘A’ only broke three laws (immigration status, no valid driver’s license, and whatever moving violation the person committed), while Driver ‘B’ broke four by falsifying a driver’s license. Driver ‘A’ gets a slap on the wrist while Driver’B’ gets turned over to federal authorities, for what will also probably only amount to a slap on the wrist, but at least he was turned over and the wheels were kept in motion. Maybe he will be deported. Driver ‘A’ has no chance of deportation until/unless he either kills or rapes or burglarizes somebody and then he may stand a chance of deportation. Then it’s too late.

 Neeless to say, immigration officials are not terribly happy with this policy:

Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, an organization based in Washington, D.C., said State Police should turn over illegal immigrants to federal authorities whenever they encounter them.

“They’re all being paid by the same people, ultimately – the taxpayers – and they ought to be helping each other out,” he said.

 There is that radical idea of enforcing the law again. That won’t be a concern as long as Deval Patrick is in office. He’s got your back, illegals.

 Read the Boston Globe article here.