If the State Police actually start checking the immigration status of people they encounter, as proposed by the Governor, they will lose the ability to work effectively with local police departments on joint investigations or initiatives. Forget counter-terrorism investigations. No one will in the communities will talk to them.

I'm sure the State Police know this and I doubt that they want to become national campaign workers at the expense of their own local effectiveness. My prediction, even if this bad idea is actually implemented: The State Police will simply ignore it.