Here some unrelated news on all the illegals
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Patrick to review Romney trooper policy
By Andrea Estes
Globe Staff
Incoming Governor Deval Patrick this morning said he may revoke Governor Mitt Romney's plan to have state troopers arrest illegal immigrants.
“I still think it’s a bad idea, and I’m going to get briefed by the secretary of public safety on exactly what the agreement is and what the guidelines are, and then I’m going to be looking at my power and my opportunities to fix what I think is broken,” Patrick said at a news conference this morning to introduce Leslie Kirwan as his top budget aide.
When asked by a Globe reporter if he would revoke the Romney policy, Patrick responded, “I’m saying wait and see. I’m going to investigate what power I have.”
Patrick has previously expressed skepticism about the Romney plan.
On Sunday, the Globe reported that Romney has reached an agreement with federal authorities that allows the Massachusetts State Police to arrest immigrants who are in the state illegally.
Currently, state troopers have no power to detain people for violations of their immigration status alone, said the spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom. If troopers stop people who they suspect are illegal immigrants, they can call a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Vermont to check on their status and detain them if federal officials request it, he said.
Under the deal, brokered after months of negotiations, troopers can detain people they determine are illegal immigrants during regular police duties, Fehrnstrom said. This authority will be given to two dozen or three dozen troopers who undergo 4 1/2 weeks of training in immigration laws, civil rights, and ways to avoid racial profiling, he said. The troopers will probably be members of special units that pursue violent fugitives or combat street gangs.
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