O’Brien on N.H. immigration problem (it’s Canadians)

In an interview with the Union Leader, House Speaker Bill O’Brien pointed to New Hampshire’s 58-mile border with Canada as a reason it “makes sense” for the state to copy Arizona’s strict immigration legislation.

“This [Supreme Court] ruling gives us a road map of where we may legislate in this area,” O’Brien said. “And I think that this certainly is a piece of legislation that makes sense for any state to look at, particularly a border state such as New Hampshire — that we ensure those who are reasonably suspected of committing crimes and are therefore subject to police detainment or police inquiry, that there also be an inquiry if they are here legally, if they have committed a federal crime. [emphasis added]