{"id":906,"date":"2011-12-13T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=906"},"modified":"2015-08-12T16:38:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T20:38:47","slug":"ice-ok-with-vermont-%e2%80%98look-the-other-way%e2%80%99-policy-towards-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2011\/12\/13\/ice-ok-with-vermont-%e2%80%98look-the-other-way%e2%80%99-policy-towards-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE OK With Vermont \u2018Look the Other Way\u2019 Policy Towards Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ironic, isn\u2019t it. ICE Director John Morton made a special visit Monday<\/a> to the National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center in Williston, Vt., to congratulate agents on busting a Colombian cocaine smuggling ring that exported drugs internationally. ICE agents did their jobs and deserve a pat on the back from the boss. But an important part of ICE\u2019s mission is to enforce laws against people who violate U.S. immigration laws \u2013 a responsibility that neither he nor his local hosts seem to take very seriously. During the course of his sojourn to Ben & Jerry Land, the ICE director failed to even note that Democratic Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin recently passed a \u201clook the other way<\/a>\u201d policy prohibiting state police from asking about a person\u2019s legal status or launching a criminal investigation if they believe the person is an illegal alien. <\/p>\n

What gives?<\/p>\n

We know what gives. Mr. Morton does not want immigration laws enforced because it is inconvenient to the political objectives of his boss (President Obama), while Gov. Shumlin does not want immigration laws enforced because it is inconvenient to the interests of a powerful Vermont business interests \u2013 the $560 million dollar a year dairy industry. It is an industry which has gotten used to a plentiful supply of Mexican farmhands while bypassing thousands of jobless Americans in Vermont.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to speculate about Gov. Shumlin\u2019s motives \u2013 he\u2019s quite open about them. \u201cVermont farmers can\u2019t survive without workers from outside America. That\u2019s just the way it is. We\u2019ve got to keep our dairy farms strong, so we\u2019ve always had a policy in Vermont where we kind of \u2018look the other way\u2019 as much as we can.\u201d <\/p>\n

Gov. Shumlin, thank you for admitting your state\u2019s reliance on illegally employed labor. You\u2019re also to be congratulated for shrugging off responsibility for your country\u2019s security. But the big question here is why isn\u2019t John Morton pressuring Vermont to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agents? Morton \u201clooking the other way\u201d on Vermont\u2019s policy<\/a> shows a lack of commitment in the Obama administration to enforcing illegal immigration. <\/p>\n

States like Vermont want federal funds for education, civic works, and public services\u2014amenities used by illegal aliens\u2014yet they don\u2019t want the responsibility of cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The snake rots from the head down. If the Obama administration isn\u2019t going to insist states get onboard in protecting our borders, governors like Shumlin will have no trouble continuing to make their states attractive to illegal aliens. In any case, the Vermont government\u2019s announcement is a clear green light for those who would use non-cooperation for criminal purposes\u2014including farm workers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ironic, isn\u2019t it. ICE Director John Morton made a special visit Monday to the National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center in Williston, Vt., to congratulate agents on busting a Colombian cocaine smuggling ring that exported drugs internationally. ICE agents did their jobs and deserve a pat on the back from the boss. But an important part<\/p>\n

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