Mass. Senate passes protection for long ignored legal residents

• 5/27, Boston.com: "The legislation also would increase penalties for (illegal aliens) driving without a license...

The measure, which passed on a 28-10 vote as an amendment to the budget, would bar the state from doing business with any company found to break federal laws barring illegal immigrant hiring. It would also toughen penalties for creating or using fake identification documents, and

• explicitly deny in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants." (Horrors!)
  

"The amendment would also require the state’s public health insurance program to verify residency through the Department of Homeland Security, and would

• require the state to give legal residents priority for subsidized housing." ( Multi-millionaire Obama's Aunt Zeituni has long been an illegal alien living in public housing edging out a legal resident. She recently was granted permanent status). ed.
  

"The amendment will now be part of negotiations with the House as part of the entire state budget."...