Gov. Pence Says He Learned Illegals Were Dumped in His State From News, Not HHS

It seems the governor of Indiana is taking a page from President Obama’s playbook, only I’d wager he’s telling the truth:

In a letter  to President Obama, Pence wrote that the Department of Health and Human Services informed him that the federal government had housed hundreds of unaccompanied alien children in Indiana from January 1, 2014, to July 7, 2014, but only after reports surfaced in the media.

“While we feel deep compassion for these children, our country must secure its borders and provide for a legal and orderly immigration process,” Pence wrote. “Failure to expedite the return of unaccompanied children thwarts the rule of law and will only continue to send a distorted message that illegally crossing into America is without consequence.”

Pence said HHS would only provide him with updated monthly numbers of unaccompanied alien children living in the Hoosier State during the first week of each month. Pence called this unacceptable and noted that Indiana may be expected to be responsible for the illegal immigrant children’s education, health and welfare.

It’s almost as if the federal government thinks it’s above dealing with the state government.  Like they’re some sort of central power that dictates how things will be, rather than a creation of the union.

Like I said yesterday, put those lawyers to work, Gov.