Sure, it's an issue I've been working on for 20 years. It's an issue I'm passionate about and one I've discussed with many in the law enforcement community from here to Washington, D.C., and the southern border.  But it's an issue I'm still learning about; an issue that I have a good working knowledge of but one I recognize is always changing.
Several senior ranking House Democrats threw their weight behind a proposal on Thursday to prohibit inmates from being used to build President Donald Trump's border wall as part of their efforts to provide a check on the White House's impact in Massachusetts. The working group created by House Speaker Robert DeLeo to guide the House's response to the Trump administration also voted to recommend a bill that would essentially block state law enforcement from participating in a federal program to train local officers as immigration enforcement agents.