Immigration Debate and Governor Deval Patrick

Governor Deval Patrick: It something to think about, in light of Massachusett current role in the immigration debate, when appeals for compassion collide with pronouncements about the law. Here where we stand: Governor Deval Patrick makes a passionate pitch for sheltering undocumented children who fled violence in Central America. Four major gubernatorial candidates rush to agree, which says something about Massachusetts character. , according to Hamilton Spectator. One thing they weren't called, though, was "illegal," because that term hadn't been conceived yet. What if the Irish potato famine had happened today? But public sentiment is split, resistance is vocal and strong, and the language the opponents use is telling. In the 19th century, Irish immigrants were called many of the things you hear hurled at Central American immigrants today: a scourge on public health, a drain on the economy, a threat to American culture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.