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Things are pretty dire in the illegal alien sanctuary Bay State. AsFAIRs 2023 report showed, 393,000 illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children live in Massachusetts, costing taxpayers $2.9 billion annually for health care, education, criminal justice, and general welfare. That does not account for an additional $850 million the Massachusetts Legislature is considering to cover unexpected and mounting expenses. Nor does it account for the recent addition of 4,000 indigent migrants living in overflowing state shelters. More are arriving each day, forcing a statewide scramble to locate additional safety-net sites. There are other costs as well, such as the introduction ofwaitlists for families at homelessshelters.

Its no surprise then that Governor Maura Healey decided it was high time for some clever public relations and crafty damage control in order to placate increasinglyirate voters, for whom immigration has risen to the top of their concerns (reflecting national trends). In a June 25, 2024press release Gov. Healey proudly declared she has sent members of her administration to the U.S. southern border, as record numbers of immigrant families continue to arrive in Boston and the states family shelter system is at capacity. The goal of the trip is to make connections with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joint Task Force-North, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and families to educate them about the lack of shelter availability inMassachusetts.

Its a polite and bureaucratic way to say dont come here, but Massachusetts votersand illegal aliensknow the words are meaningless without unilateral state action. After all, much like a battered spouse who seeks a restraining order against an abusive partner, but continues to invite them in while offering full-course meals, Governor Healeys contradictory behavior is not likely to dissuade illegal aliens from coming to her state not until sanctuary policies are reversed.

And theres plenty toreverse.

In July 2017, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling inLunn v. Commonwealth which effectively made the entire state a sanctuary. Local law enforcement officials no longer have the authority, under state law, to detain a person based solely on a request from federal immigrationauthorities.

And in July of 2023, Massachusetts sweetened the honeypot of benefits for illegal aliens even more with two sweeping bills. The Work and Family Mobility Act (WFMA) became effective, granting drivers licenses to all Massachusetts residents regardless of immigration status, while separately, legislators passed a bill allowing undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition and state financial aid at Massachusetts (four-year) colleges. And if the Massachusetts Senate gets its way,illegal aliens will soon be offered tuition-free communitycollege.

But dont hold your breath that things are going to change anytime soon. Governor Healey adamantly refuses to reverse any of the underlying policies that incentivize massive migrant flows to the state. Her feeble border-trip message to illegal aliens, please, if you dont mind terribly, do try to avoid Massachusetts, offered nothing but empty words and diversionary optics designed to dupe voters into believing shes actually managing the migrant crisis. The state is, and will remain, one of the top destinations for illegal crossers given its smorgasbord ofbenefits.

Saying one thing and doing another is the height of insincerity. Shakespeare was spot on: Methinks the lady doth protest toomuch.

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's Charade at the Southern Border | FAIRUS.org - Federation for American Immigration Reform