Sen. Brown urges Gov. Patrick to back illegal alien measure

[The Northerner]

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.

Read more: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_0914sen_brown_urges_gov_patrick_to_back_illegal_alien_measure

[Mass]

1. Brown hopefully will be soon without a job.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. "illegal" -- such bias-free, people-friendly framing

I supposed it's better than, "rancid scabs festering on the beautiful visage of Lady Liberty" -- but not by much. We'll have to see what next week's press release looks like.

[polmaven]

3. Agreed...

I almost threw my shoe at the TV machine the other night when Michele Bachmann went on and on about in state tuition matters being unacceptable when you are "here in this country illegally". Yeah! how DARE those babies and toddlers take it upon themselves to cross that border and come into this European White People's country without being invited?

[kctim]

4. Good to see the administration

listening to the people and doing something about illegal alien criminals.

Good to see a Republican finally supporting the administration on something.