Massachusetts state Sen. Ryan Fattman, a Republican, is sounding the alarm about the impact of a "perfect storm" of Democratic policies he says are decimating public safety while simultaneously driving up the cost of living. (ICE/Getty)
He also pointed to a Massachusetts "Right to Shelter" law, which has led to the creation of a vast network of migrant shelters that has cost the state upwards of $3 billion in taxpayer dollars since 2021. Whistleblowers have also called attention to "rampant abuse" of the shelter system by migrants, including instances of drug trafficking and a father repeatedly raping and even impregnating his teenage daughter.
A public records request by the Boston Globe resulted in an over 3,000-page document detailing cases of rape, domestic violence, assault and other crimes being perpetuated by illegals living in the state-funded shelter system.
"You have a perfect storm that's happening in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts," said Fattman. "We have 3,000 pages of public safety incidents, 3 billion plus dollars spent on the taxpayers’ dime, and cities and towns across the commonwealth that are literally going broke."
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ICE, along with law enforcement partners, arrested 370 immigrant offenders during an enhanced operation in Massachusetts. (ICE)
Though Massachusetts is a solid blue state, Fattman is optimistic that citizens are going to demand change from their leaders one way or another.
"This is, I think, a situation that has become untenable politically for many people," he said, adding that the Lunn decision specifically says that the "legislature needs to create a law in order for this law to exist, that no law exists so, therefore, the ICE detainers don't have to be honored and the remedy is the legislature acting."
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"Massachusetts is viewed as a blue state, but there are large, large swaths of purple and red parts of the state and those places are just fed up," he went on. "They're fed up as individuals watching the headlines, seeing that their neighbors being assaulted, pregnant women are being injured at the hands of people who are not lawfully present in our state or country."
"To add insult to injury, we have said, come here, we'll pay for you, for your food, for your education, for your healthcare, and for your shelter, and it's cost billions of dollars," he added. "We're getting to a critical mass where the pressure points are about at explosion."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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