On Illegal Immigration, Lying Isn 't Complying

Who ya gonna believe – Deval or your lyin 'eyes? Last week a group of Massachusetts sheriffs reached out directly to the US Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and arranged to send fingerprints of arrested individuals in their custody to ICE. Gov. Deval Patrick, who adamantly opposes the Secure Communities program, reacted angrily: "We already send all the fingerprints we gather to the federal government. The only thing the sheriffs are doing that's different from what we do already is grabbing headlines. "Then, with a touch of sarcasm, Patrick added:" God bless' em. I'm glad they're complying with the rules and our policies. "Now, the first part of that statement is factual but false. Yes, the Patrick administration supports sending fingerprints to the FBI and, yes, that's part of the "federal government." Alas, it's not the part of the federal government that has anything to do with immigration. No doubt Patrick would support sending fingerprints to the Smithsonian or Mount Rushmore, too. What the sheriffs are doing is sending the prints to the only place that matters, and that's a policy Patrick continues to oppose. Which make his other claims – the sheriffs aren't "doing anything different," those are "our policies" – out and out lies. Whoppers. Utterly untrue. Now, pointing out that a politician is lying is like announcing that your goldfish is wet. However, in this case Patrick's prevarications are running headlong into some horrible timing. First there was the horrifying case of Matthew Denice, a 23-year-old Milford man crushed to death allegedly by a drunk-driving, repeat-offender illegal immigrant. Patrick's response: No change in policy is required. . . we already send all fingerprints. . . blah, blah, blah. Just days later, President Barack Obama's Uncle Omar – more than 20 years illegally living and working in Massachusetts – was busted … (Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com …