JONATHAN TURLEY: NJ governor’s immigration virtue signaling offers laughable lesson for Dems
Blue state governors could force the Trump administration's hand
By Jonathan Turley Fox News
Published February 5, 2025 6:00am EST
For years, engineers have cited Murphy’s Law that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong." The law is attributed to aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr. from the 1940s. However, this week, the law seems re-written by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who is under fire after suggesting that he may be sheltering an undocumented woman above his garage.
Murphy was being interviewed by the liberal group Blue Wave New Jersey and thrilled his Democratic base by indicating that he had given sanctuary to an undocumented person in his home. It was a curious moment when, after promising sanctuary, Murphy not only appeared to out his guest but then taunted ICE to come and try to take her.
After seemingly staking out the immigrant like a sacrificial goat in a lion hunt, Murphy’s virtue signaling summoned the authorities. And now, the Iceman Cometh.
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan vowed to "look into" the governor’s house guest.
The interview illustrated how some strive to prove their progressive bona fides at the cost of those they claim to be protecting. It is akin to the good people of Martha’s Vineyard singing to undocumented persons just before sending them to a distant military base.
Of course, Murphy could not call the person an illegal alien or even an undocumented immigrant. Instead, she was described by the governor as a person "whose immigration status is not yet at the point that they are trying to get it to."
Murphy explained how
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