State Representative Dave DeCoste is your voice on Beacon Hill.His family has lived in Norwell for over 50 years, and Dave attended Norwell Public Schools, graduating from Norwell High School.Dave is a graduate of Northeastern University with degrees in both accounting and finance. He later earned a graduate degree in Financial Economics from Boston University and serves his alma mater as an instructor in their Metropolitan College.
• Illegal Immigration
Former Representative Shauna O'Connell among others has championed a number of sensible measures addressing illegal immigration that I support. Among them are requiring proof of residency to receive local service, increasing the penalties for producing counterfeit identification documents and withholding funding to municipalities that engage in sanctuary policies thereby harboring illegal immigrants. I support significantly increasing penalties for organizations that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
• Death Penalty
In 2005, then Governor Romney proposed a bill, which would have reinstated the death penalty for specific crimes including, but not limited to terrorism, assassinating law enforcement officers, judges, etc. I support those efforts to reintroduce the death penalty for limited cases including those cases included in Governor Romney's original proposal.
• Secure Communities
Massachusetts should aggressively participate in the Secure Communities program as implemented by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This program poses no threat to law-abiding citizens and allows local law enforcement to assist law enforcement at the federal level to enforce our immigration laws.