In a press release titled, "Highway is the Lie-way with Governor Henry," State Representative Randy Terrill (R-Moore) asserts the Governor "never ordered the highway patrol to arrest illegals" and call his ad a "gross exaggeration and likely a lie." The controversy is borne out of a campaign ad that states he instructed the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on how to detain and deal with illegal immigrants. According to Rep. Terrill, no such written order or instruction was ever received by the highway patrol. "Brad Henry is stretching truths to invent a record that doesn't exist. The governor knows illegal immigration is a hot issue, and he knows he signed Senate Bill 596 that gave in-state tuition as well as college scholarships and other financial aid to illegal immigrants. Oklahomans don't like that bill, and Henry is trying to cover his tracks by claiming he's done something “ anything" to oppose illegal immigrants." In a conversation with Representative Terrill, the Commissioner of Public Safety stated that they have never received any written instruction and the Governor's commercials were the first time he had ever heard anything about this. "He's gone so far as to make this up out of thin air. That's not what strong leaders do. If Henry supports illegal immigration he should own up to it. That we could at least respect. But, this sort of backpedaling and invention is indicative of the four years of weak leadership we've seen from Brad Henry." Representative Terrill stated that the best way to deal with illegal immigrant apprehension and detention is by using the U.S. Immigration I.C.E. program, a method that Governor Henry's gubernatorial opponent Congressman Ernest Istook helped to secure funds for. Henry outright refused to use the ICE program, citing what he called "problems" in the programs guidelines. Posted at 9/27/2006 10:16:00 AM