MA State Senate President says Immigration System Broken, Wants Feds To Fix It; MA State Rep. Rushing Agrees But Wants State To Fix It

Not everyone agrees with Rep. Rushing that encouraging illegal aliens to move to Massachusetts is what is needed.  He fails to consider the many Americans who were killed, and injured by illegal aliens. Or Americans who are unemployed because illegal aliens took their job opportunities. Rushing fails to include that immigrants arrive in the US contrary to US laws. Neither Rushing or Rosenberg discuss enforcement of current laws. It is more of the Obama-Holder doctrine, which allows elitists to ignore inconvenient laws. 

[From article]
Beacon Hill lawmakers are quietly pushing legislation that could offer sanctuary protections to illegal immigrants across the state, the Herald has learned.
The new legislation, filed by state Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston), would ban public agencies from giving or sharing information on illegals with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless forced to do so by a court or a federal order.
The bill also would ensure illegal immigrants have access to state benefits — such as welfare and driver’s licenses — and it would prohibit Bay State employees from denying “assistance, benefit, payment, service or participation in any program or activity” on the basis of immigration status, except as required by federal law.
State Rep. Shaunna O’Connell (R-Taunton) immediately decried the bill, saying, “This will make Massachusetts a sanctuary state that harbors illegal aliens and makes available to them every benefit under the sun.”
“I think this would be devastating to Massachusetts in many ways,” O’Connell said.
The sanctuary aspects of the bill mirror rules in San Francisco, where the July 4 random shooting death of Kathryn Steinle — allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant deported five times — brought the city’s lax practices into question.
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But Rushing responded to the outcry over his bill, saying it doesn’t ask anyone to break federal laws and that he simply wants to encourage immigrants to move to the Bay State.
“It prohibits barring people on the basis of immigration status,” said Rushing, adding that hot-under-the-collar politicians should “calm down.”
“We want to make sure all people of Massachusetts are here legally, and we do that by helping them become legal citizens,” he said.
Rushing admitted that there is nothing in his legislation to ensure that illegal immigrants are on a path to citizenship before they receive state services, but said he’d be open to adding that language.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2015/08/beacon_hill_forces_line_up_for_fight_over_sanctuary_protections

Beacon Hill forces line up for fight over sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
By: Hillary Chabot
Boston Herald

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http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/08/senate_president_feds_need_to_fix_immigration_system

Senate president: Feds need to fix immigration system
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
By: Fiona Molloy
Boston Herald