NoMoreBlather

You support the Senate immigration bill, and you claim that it isn't 'amnesty'. Isn't that simply a game of semantics? No matter what you want to call it, isn't it a fact that not only the great majority of Americans will perceive it to be amnesty, but millions of prospective illegal aliens around the world will perceive it as amnesty? You could call it a "banana" if you wanted, but isn't what's really important how it's perceived around the world? Do you seriously think that millions of people in other countries will not see it as amnesty?

An alternate question based on the transcript below would ask him about his semantic games regarding social security benefits for illegal aliens.

Mr. Patrick:

You support in-state tuition rates for illegal aliens. [1]

Since there are only a finite number of discounted college educations available, every single discount that goes to an illegal alien represents a discount that was taken away from a U.S. citizen.

What would you say to a U.S. citizen who can't go to college because legislation you support took their discount and gave it to a foreign citizen who's here illegally?

Alternate questions:
Won't this provide yet another incentive for illegal aliens to move to Massachusetts?
Won't this make matters even worse, in that more illegal aliens will come, creating an even greater call from politicians such as yourself to give discounts to illegal aliens?