A little more on HB 237, (Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act) which passed out of the Law Enforcement Committee on Friday, SLC Chief Chris Burbank testified that 1/3 of Salt Lake's population were "minorities" and that he feared that passing this bill (requiring training for Utah State Police and ALLOWING local entities to receive similar training) would inhibit his ability to 'protect' the community and would NOT be used by SLC. He said the bill has huge fiscal costs for jails. SLC Crime stats
He indicated there were not enough ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) officials to process the illegals. (Probably true, but this bill would HELP in enforcing and assisting ICE. His erroneous understanding seemed to have been that these train officers would be ICE 'deputies.' The Section 287 (g) "permit(s) designated officers to perform immigration law enforcement functions . . . (who are) working in conjunction with ICE allows these local and state officers: necessary resources and latitude to pursue investigations relating to violent crimes, human smuggling, gang/organized crime activity, sexual-related offenses, narcotics smuggling and money laundering; and increased resources and support in more remote geographical locations.")
He also indicated that it would lead to Racial Profiling by the police (Personally I have more faith in Utah law enforcement officers) and could destroy the 'trust' of the illegal alien community and limit their request for protection and intervention from local police. (When did 'illegal alien' become a RACE?)
He indicated there was not enough jail space to incarcerate illegals. When queried by Rep. Brad Dee if he was saying we shouldn't enforce the law because we don't have jail space; Chief Burbank (non)responded that local officers should serve and protect the community. Rep. Dee followed with the statement that SLCity does not even have a jail and that if SLC does not want to participate they don;t have to. The Chief responded that if one jurisdiction does participate then the illegals perceive all of the police as potential deportation threats and their (quote) "equal access to government will be eroded." Rep. Dee noted the overwhelming support of Utahns for something to be done.
Rep. Litvack gave an emotional plea to vote AGAINST the bill and to protect the illegals.
The Bill passed out of committee by a 7-3-1 vote.
Audio of the HB 237 hearing can be found at http://www.le.state.ut.us/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2008&Com=HSTLAW The very interesting commentary by SLC Chief Burbank starts at 1:24:30 - Rep. Litvack summation at 1:42
News Reports of the Hearing:
SL Trib ICE busts not for us, says SLC top cop
DNews 3 of 4 migrant bills push through
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Bill Progress Update
Two bills on the list were passed (one held) out of committee today: House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee 1/25/2008 2:00:00 PM - Rm W025 Minutes
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation HB0237 - Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act
HB 95 1st Substitute - Document Fraud - Establishing Legal Status (Morgan, K.) was passed out to the House unanimously. The original Bill HB 95 had a "a civil penalty of up to $75,000 that was regrettably removed. The Substitute bill sets up a "creates a Document Fraud-Identity Theft Unit" with a funding of $275K.
HB0262 Recovery of Federal Reimbursement for Costs Associated with Illegal Immigrants was basically killed by the sponsor, Rep. Karen Morgan, as not necessary because other studies had been done studying the cost of illegal aliens. I'm not sure which study but CAIRCO has one.
Here a a "few" more:
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html In Utah, an audit reported: "...between $54.9 million and $85.4 million of state and local expenditures went toward the public education of undocumented children...." http://le.utah.gov/audit/07_07rpt.pdf
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers. http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01html < http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html>
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, "estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period." http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States". http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
HB 237 passed 7-3-1
HB0262 Recovery of Federal Reimbursement for Costs Associated with Illegal Immigrants was basically killed by the sponsor, Rep. Karen Morgan, as not necessary because other studies had been done studying the cost of illegal aliens. I'm not sure which study but CAIRCO has one.
Here a a "few" more:
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html In Utah, an audit reported: "...between $54.9 million and $85.4 million of state and local expenditures went toward the public education of undocumented children...." http://le.utah.gov/audit/07_07rpt.pdf
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers. http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01html < http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html>
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, "estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period." http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States". http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
HB 237 passed 7-3-1
| Yeas - 7 Bowman, D. Dee, B. Lockhart, R. Oda, C. Ray, P. Sumsion, K. Wimmer, C. | Nays - 3 Litvack, D. Seelig, J. Wiley, L. | Absent - 1 Morley, M. |
Driver Privilege Card - AKA Illegal Alien ID card
- HB239 "repeals the use of a temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for purposes of obtaining a driving privilege card issued by the Driver License Division;
- expires all driving privilege cards on December 31, 2008; increases from six to ten years the time period for which an applicant for a driver license must report a license suspension, cancellation, revocation, disqualification, or denial;
- prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing a driving privilege card; and makes technical changes.
History: The Driver Privilege Card was passed in 2005 by a straight party vote as a compromise to NOT give illegal aliens Licenses. Check out the floor debates for further information - (rather extensive)
The Utah Driver License says it requires proof of legal presence: but allows a "Matricular Consular/ID (issued in Utah only)" or a "Foreign Birth Certificate with Notarized Translation"
The Matricula card is issued to illegal aliens by the Mexican Consulate.
The Driver Privilege Card 'requires' an ITIN or SSN :
"Positive Identification - When you first apply for a Utah driving privilege card, you must provide proof of name, date and place of birth, resident address, legal presence, (If applicable), and proof of your social security number or ITIN number (individual tax identification number)."
The Internal Revenue Services issues ITIN's "An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. It is a nine-digit number that always begins with the number 9 and has a 7 or 8 in the fourth digit, example 9XX-7X-XXXX."
"Are ITINs valid for identification?
No. ITINs are not valid identification outside the tax system. Since ITINs are strictly for tax processing, IRS does not apply the same standards as agencies that provide genuine identity certification."
"Are ITINs valid for work purposes?
No. ITINs are for federal income tax purposes only. Getting an ITIN does not change your immigration status or your rightto work in the United States."
Thursday, January 24, 2008
UT Legislative Audit on Illegal Aliens & Drivers Licenses
From the 2005 Legislative Audit on illegals and Licenses:
"The Legislative Auditor General was asked to identify the extent to which undocumented aliens are obtaining Utah’s driver licenses. We found that a large number of undocumented aliens has taken advantage of Utah’s relatively lenient requirements for obtaining a driver license. One concern is that Utah is being used as a portal for undocumented aliens living out of the state to obtain driver licenses. Furthermore, some undocumented aliens may be using the driver license application process to register to vote. Our findings are preliminary and a more extensive audit could be requested."
"The Legislative Auditor General was asked to identify the extent to which undocumented aliens are obtaining Utah’s driver licenses. We found that a large number of undocumented aliens has taken advantage of Utah’s relatively lenient requirements for obtaining a driver license. One concern is that Utah is being used as a portal for undocumented aliens living out of the state to obtain driver licenses. Furthermore, some undocumented aliens may be using the driver license application process to register to vote. Our findings are preliminary and a more extensive audit could be requested."
"Because U.S. citizens and legal foreign workers qualify for a Social Security Number, we have been told that those who file for an ITIN and who reside in the United States are, for the most part, undocumented aliens."
"Utah is Used as a Portal By Undocumented Aliens To Obtain a Driver License
We are concerned that dozens of licenses have been issued to individuals from the same addresses. For example, during the past 12 months, state records show that driver licenses have been issued to 62 different individuals who resided at the same apartment at the same street address in Salt Lake City."
"The agent (from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) indicated that these addresses are used by “contractors” who charge a fee for helping undocumented aliens obtain a Utah driver license. He said that most of the contractors work with undocumented aliens from outside of Utah. Because a Utah driver license is easier to obtain than those from many other states, Utah has Drivers License Issued to Undocumented Aliens become a portal through which undocumented aliens can obtain a widely accepted form of identification."
"Voter Registration List Includes 383 Individuals with ITINs, Most Appear To Be Undocumented Aliens"
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Bill Particulars
HB26 This bill:
to participate in a federal program to verify the employment eligibility of employees.
This bill:
HB239 This bill:
. repeals the use of a temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal
Revenue Service for purposes of obtaining a driving privilege card issued by the Driver License Division;
. expires all driving privilege cards on December 31, 2008;
. increases from six to ten years the time period for which an applicant for a driver license must report a license suspension, cancellation, revocation, disqualification, or denial;
. prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing a driving privilege card; and makes technical changes.
HB 241 This bill modifies eligibility criteria for an exemption from the nonresident portion of total tuition at a state institution of higher education.
HB 257 This bill modifies provisions related to state affairs in general by conditioning certain
economic incentives and procurement agreements on employer participation in a federal
employee eligibility verification program.
HB 262 This bill directs the attorney general to complete a study of all available remedies the state may have in seeking reimbursement from the federal government for costs incurred by the state resulting from illegal immigration.
HB 285 This bill:
. provides that the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing may not issue a license to an applicant who is unlawfully present or unlawfully residing in the United States;
. requires the division to verify that an applicant for a professional license is lawfully present in the United States before issuing the license; and
. makes certain technical changes.
HB302 This bill enacts provisions related to determining the citizenship of an incarcerated
person by a law enforcement agency to assist a court in deciding whether the individual
may not be admitted to bail.
SB52 This bill:
. authorizes the court to order restitution to the victim of an identity fraud offense; and
. specifies that restitution related to an offense of identity fraud may include:
. attorney fees, lost wages, and other costs; and
. the victim's time involved in dealing with the offense, including administrative hearings and clearing the victim's record.
SB 97 This bill:
. provides for membership of the task force and compensation of members; . outlines the responsibilities and duties of the task force;
. provides for a final report to the Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee and the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
. provides for staffing for the task force.
- amends the definition of "satisfactory evidence of identity" to provide that personal identification issued by another nation must be a passport
- and that a driving privilege card is not satisfactory evidence of identity;
- eliminates requirements for a notary's address to appear on the notary's seal;
- provides that a notary's change of address must be given to the lieutenant governor;
- and makes technical changes.
- prohibits a person from knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly forging, counterfeiting, altering, or falsely making or providing a document that unlawfully establishes legal status.
- prohibits a person or entity from forging, counterfeiting, altering, or falsely making or providing a document to unlawfully establish legal status and subjects a violator to a civil penalty of up to $75,000;
- provides that the Office of the Attorney General may bring a civil action against an individual who makes or provides a fraudulent document to unlawfully establish
legal status; and - provides that money collected in the civil action by the Office of the Attorney General shall be deposited in the Attorney General Litigation Fund to be used first for costs incurred in bringing these civil actions and then to be applied to individual victims.
to participate in a federal program to verify the employment eligibility of employees.
This bill:
- enacts the Utah Employment Verification Act including: defining terms; addressing interpretation of the act; and providing for severability;
- requires public employer participation in the federal employment verification program;
- and requires recordkeeping by public employers of documentation required under the federal employment verification program.
HB239 This bill:
. repeals the use of a temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal
Revenue Service for purposes of obtaining a driving privilege card issued by the Driver License Division;
. expires all driving privilege cards on December 31, 2008;
. increases from six to ten years the time period for which an applicant for a driver license must report a license suspension, cancellation, revocation, disqualification, or denial;
. prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing a driving privilege card; and makes technical changes.
HB 241 This bill modifies eligibility criteria for an exemption from the nonresident portion of total tuition at a state institution of higher education.
HB 257 This bill modifies provisions related to state affairs in general by conditioning certain
economic incentives and procurement agreements on employer participation in a federal
employee eligibility verification program.
HB 262 This bill directs the attorney general to complete a study of all available remedies the state may have in seeking reimbursement from the federal government for costs incurred by the state resulting from illegal immigration.
HB 285 This bill:
. provides that the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing may not issue a license to an applicant who is unlawfully present or unlawfully residing in the United States;
. requires the division to verify that an applicant for a professional license is lawfully present in the United States before issuing the license; and
. makes certain technical changes.
HB302 This bill enacts provisions related to determining the citizenship of an incarcerated
person by a law enforcement agency to assist a court in deciding whether the individual
may not be admitted to bail.
SB52 This bill:
. authorizes the court to order restitution to the victim of an identity fraud offense; and
. specifies that restitution related to an offense of identity fraud may include:
. attorney fees, lost wages, and other costs; and
. the victim's time involved in dealing with the offense, including administrative hearings and clearing the victim's record.
SB 97 This bill:
. provides for membership of the task force and compensation of members; . outlines the responsibilities and duties of the task force;
. provides for a final report to the Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee and the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
. provides for staffing for the task force.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
On Compassion for illegals
On Friday the Deseret News presents a "news" article, applauding the attempt of Salt Lake Catholic Bishop Wester "to tackle one of America's most contentious dilemmas: what to do about the country's undocumented workers and their families." On Sunday, the editorial staff says AMEN as part of its continuing crusade.
The "Migration" group (CCIR) the Bishop chairs reportedly decries the "un-Christian" treatment of immigrants and "hate speech" and "hate groups linked to the anti-immigration movement." Is it charitable for CCIR to use these terms against those with whom they disagree?
One can only wonder if these terms (hate, un-Christian, vitriol, extremist, etc.) can properly be applied to the majority of Americans who believe in protection of our borders. Those who believe that, yes, we should help our fellow man and work to relieve suffering, but the true helpers who believe in helping individually - not with the tax money of their fellow taxpayers.
Is it un-Christian to be considerate about those tens (hundreds) of thousands of people who are patiently waiting to come to this country of freedom - legally? Is it hate to say that THEIR rights, needs and opportunities should NOT be usurped by those who can relatively easily sneak across a porous border in the dark of night?
Should the problems be dismissed, out of hand, of the multitudinous victims of theft by the illegal aliens, of the very identity of American citizens? Is it racist that America has (and does) open its doors to multitudes of LEGAL immigrants?
Is it uncharitable to say that American taxpayers should not be required to pay for education of another country’s children? Is it really uncharitable to ask that the forced payment of costs be at least done in the language of THIS country?
I submit that there is a vast difference between migration and ILLEGAL immigration. Migration has such a benign aura, merely a movement from one place to another. Illegal or unauthorized aliens are in violation of Federal law
The solution is NOT to open the borders; - or, possibly even worse, declare AMNESTY for all the successful lawbreakers, then continue lip service to border control while we wait another twenty years for the next amnesty.
It is not zealotry, but patriotism, to believe in the Rule of Law. It is not hate, nor is it racism, to expect employers to obey employment laws. It is NOT uncharitable, nor is it bigotry, for American people to expect government, at ALL levels, to enforce laws against anyone who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such (unauthorized) alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation" (US Code Title 8-1324a)
Apparently the Federal Government is impotent in enforcing its immigration laws, due to the sheer volume of the problem it has allowed to happen. Rather than immigration reform (amnesty), it is time for States and local communities to step to the forefront and enforce those laws against what is now a virtual invasion.
In the meantime, we should all continue with our personal charitable acts towards all strangers within or midst while we work tirelessly and diligently towards protecting our sovereign country.
Regarding the "Migration" group (CCIR) that Utah’s Catholic Bishop Wester chairs reportedly decries the "un-Christian" treatment of immigrants and "hate speech" and "hate groups linked to the anti-immigration movement." Is it charitable for CCIR to use these terms against those with whom they disagree?
One can only wonder if these terms (hate, un-Christian, vitriol, extremist, etc.) can properly be applied to the majority of Americans who believe in protection of our borders. Those who believe that, yes, we should help our fellow man and work to relieve suffering, but the true helpers who believe in helping individually - not with the tax money of their fellow taxpayers.
Is it un-Christian to be considerate about those tens (hundreds) of thousands of people who are patiently waiting to come to this country of freedom - legally? Is it hate to say that THEIR rights, needs and opportunities should NOT be usurped by those who can relatively easily sneak across a porous border in the dark of night?
Should the problems be dismissed, out of hand, of the multitudinous victims of theft by the illegal aliens, of the very identity of American citizens? Is it racist that America has (and does) open its doors to multitudes of LEGAL immigrants?
Is it uncharitable to say that American taxpayers should not be required to pay for education of another country’s children? Is it really uncharitable to ask that the forced payment of costs be at least done in the language of THIS country?
I submit that there is a vast difference between migration and ILLEGAL immigration. Migration has such a benign aura, merely a movement from one place to another. Illegal or unauthorized aliens are in violation of Federal law
The solution is NOT to open the borders; - or, possibly even worse, declare AMNESTY for all the successful lawbreakers, then continue lip service to border control while we wait another twenty years for the next amnesty.
It is not zealotry, but patriotism, to believe in the Rule of Law. It is not hate, nor is it racism, to expect employers to obey employment laws. It is NOT uncharitable, nor is it bigotry, for American people to expect government, at ALL levels, to enforce laws against anyone who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such (unauthorized) alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation" (US Code Title 8-1324a)
Apparently the Federal Government is impotent in enforcing its immigration laws, due to the sheer volume of the problem it has allowed to happen. Rather than immigration reform (amnesty), it is time for States and local communities to step to the forefront and enforce those laws against what is now a virtual invasion.
In the meantime, we should all continue with our personal charitable acts towards all strangers within or midst while we work tirelessly and diligently towards protecting our sovereign country.
The "Migration" group (CCIR) the Bishop chairs reportedly decries the "un-Christian" treatment of immigrants and "hate speech" and "hate groups linked to the anti-immigration movement." Is it charitable for CCIR to use these terms against those with whom they disagree?
One can only wonder if these terms (hate, un-Christian, vitriol, extremist, etc.) can properly be applied to the majority of Americans who believe in protection of our borders. Those who believe that, yes, we should help our fellow man and work to relieve suffering, but the true helpers who believe in helping individually - not with the tax money of their fellow taxpayers.
Is it un-Christian to be considerate about those tens (hundreds) of thousands of people who are patiently waiting to come to this country of freedom - legally? Is it hate to say that THEIR rights, needs and opportunities should NOT be usurped by those who can relatively easily sneak across a porous border in the dark of night?
Should the problems be dismissed, out of hand, of the multitudinous victims of theft by the illegal aliens, of the very identity of American citizens? Is it racist that America has (and does) open its doors to multitudes of LEGAL immigrants?
Is it uncharitable to say that American taxpayers should not be required to pay for education of another country’s children? Is it really uncharitable to ask that the forced payment of costs be at least done in the language of THIS country?
I submit that there is a vast difference between migration and ILLEGAL immigration. Migration has such a benign aura, merely a movement from one place to another. Illegal or unauthorized aliens are in violation of Federal law
The solution is NOT to open the borders; - or, possibly even worse, declare AMNESTY for all the successful lawbreakers, then continue lip service to border control while we wait another twenty years for the next amnesty.
It is not zealotry, but patriotism, to believe in the Rule of Law. It is not hate, nor is it racism, to expect employers to obey employment laws. It is NOT uncharitable, nor is it bigotry, for American people to expect government, at ALL levels, to enforce laws against anyone who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such (unauthorized) alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation" (US Code Title 8-1324a)
Apparently the Federal Government is impotent in enforcing its immigration laws, due to the sheer volume of the problem it has allowed to happen. Rather than immigration reform (amnesty), it is time for States and local communities to step to the forefront and enforce those laws against what is now a virtual invasion.
In the meantime, we should all continue with our personal charitable acts towards all strangers within or midst while we work tirelessly and diligently towards protecting our sovereign country.
Regarding the "Migration" group (CCIR) that Utah’s Catholic Bishop Wester chairs reportedly decries the "un-Christian" treatment of immigrants and "hate speech" and "hate groups linked to the anti-immigration movement." Is it charitable for CCIR to use these terms against those with whom they disagree?
One can only wonder if these terms (hate, un-Christian, vitriol, extremist, etc.) can properly be applied to the majority of Americans who believe in protection of our borders. Those who believe that, yes, we should help our fellow man and work to relieve suffering, but the true helpers who believe in helping individually - not with the tax money of their fellow taxpayers.
Is it un-Christian to be considerate about those tens (hundreds) of thousands of people who are patiently waiting to come to this country of freedom - legally? Is it hate to say that THEIR rights, needs and opportunities should NOT be usurped by those who can relatively easily sneak across a porous border in the dark of night?
Should the problems be dismissed, out of hand, of the multitudinous victims of theft by the illegal aliens, of the very identity of American citizens? Is it racist that America has (and does) open its doors to multitudes of LEGAL immigrants?
Is it uncharitable to say that American taxpayers should not be required to pay for education of another country’s children? Is it really uncharitable to ask that the forced payment of costs be at least done in the language of THIS country?
I submit that there is a vast difference between migration and ILLEGAL immigration. Migration has such a benign aura, merely a movement from one place to another. Illegal or unauthorized aliens are in violation of Federal law
The solution is NOT to open the borders; - or, possibly even worse, declare AMNESTY for all the successful lawbreakers, then continue lip service to border control while we wait another twenty years for the next amnesty.
It is not zealotry, but patriotism, to believe in the Rule of Law. It is not hate, nor is it racism, to expect employers to obey employment laws. It is NOT uncharitable, nor is it bigotry, for American people to expect government, at ALL levels, to enforce laws against anyone who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such (unauthorized) alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation" (US Code Title 8-1324a)
Apparently the Federal Government is impotent in enforcing its immigration laws, due to the sheer volume of the problem it has allowed to happen. Rather than immigration reform (amnesty), it is time for States and local communities to step to the forefront and enforce those laws against what is now a virtual invasion.
In the meantime, we should all continue with our personal charitable acts towards all strangers within or midst while we work tirelessly and diligently towards protecting our sovereign country.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
U of U Mexico Economic Study
I ran across this pro illegal alien piece in a local Colorado county paper quoting the U. of U. study.
"Cesar Munoz: Crazed and confused about immigration reform"
"Cesar Munoz: Crazed and confused about immigration reform"
I was reminded of the study and my comments from last year on that study:
Two years ago the GOP Convention delegates, by Resolution, requested that the Utah legislature conduct an audit of the cost to taxpayers of the state of Utah the cost of illegal immigration. Regrettably, virtually nothing was done.
The UU Institute of Public and Intl Affairs released a study concluding an economic benefit to Utah, as reported in Deseret News and SLTribune
A careful study of the report indicates that the economic benefit may not be true, but much has to be read
"between the lines" and by what is missing or overlooked.
The full study can be read at MEXICO AND UTAH A COMPLEX ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP It is well worth reading.
Here's my unpublished response to the DNews (2006) on that report.
Concerning you Editorial "Our Bonds with Mexico," I would agree with your conclusion that "it is more important for Utah's leaders to acquaint themselves with the other side of the immigration debate." I would say, however, that perhaps the "other side" not being considered is the cost of illegal immigration to the taxpayers of Utah.
It would only be fair in this discussion to recognize that according to the U of U study "The initial impetus for the study came through the Consul General of Mexico in Salt Lake City, Salvador Jimenez, with the encouragement of Senator Jeffrey Jones of the Mexican Senate." (pg ii)
Contrary to the Deseret News assertions that this is solely a problem for the federal government to address, the State of Utah is complicit in encouraging (and abetting) illegal immigrants to come to Utah. One small example of this action is the idea of Instate College Tuition for illegal aliens. Repeal of this law was stymied on the floor of the House this year. In the 80 plus page U. of U. study this issue was addressed - somewhat - with some interesting numbers on the current number of students and cost to taxpayers and then summarily excused that cost by saying that "an Hispanic college graduate can expect to earn $1.7 million over a working lifetime, which adds to the state's per capita income and increases its tax base." They ignored the fact that these graduates can NOT be legally employed upon graduation as they are still illegally in the US.
Also ignored was the cost to the taxpayers of Utah for K-12 education. The report correctly points out that K-12 education must be provided per Plyler v. Texas, but did NOT clarify that the burden for educating these Mexican children falls upon the US taxpayer. The report declares "Hispanic students will become an ever larger share of Utah’s students in coming years. In 2001-2002, Hispanics accounted for 5.2% of Utah’s high school graduates (WICHE, 2003). Given current school enrollments, in 2011-2012 they will account for 14.9% of the graduates, and by 2017-2018 that share will rise to almost 24%."
Using the data provided in the report: (24% Hispanic students in 2018 , half of whom are illegal immigrants), one can easily conclude that 12% of the Utah Education Budget will be used to educate children of Mexican citizens for the country of Mexico. With an annual Utah education budget of $2 Billion, that would mean Utah taxpayers will be paying $240 million per year for the benefit of a foreign country's citizens, overwhelming much of the supposed economic benefit presented in the study.
The report continues to extol the virtue of trade with Mexico, but minimizes the negative trade imbalance. (Commerce, pg11) The U of U reports that $148 million was sent to Mexico in 2004 by those illegally residing in Utah. The study also reports that, in 2000, the total income of Mexican Immigrants was $679 million (pg 11) but their purchasing power was $915 million (pg 12) and indicates the difference is "unearned income." In addition, the report concludes that Mexican Immigrants paid $67 million in taxes AND sent $100 million to Mexico. The numbers just don't add up.
I would encourage everyone concerned with the issue of illegal immigration to read the study - with a wary and discriminating eye. There is a wealth of information contained in it and hopefully it can be analyzed objectively to a proper conclusion. - Illegal immigration is not a net benefit to the taxpayers of Utah.
This was a study done primarily for Mexico. The Mexican Consul reports (pg v) that "The first specific instruction I received from the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations, Dr. Luis Ernesto Derbez, upon being designated Consul of Mexico in Salt Lake City, was to promote with the University of Utah the elaboration of such a research paper." December 18, 2005, Salvador Jimenez Muñoz Consul of Mexico
Monday, October 01, 2007
The LDS Church and Immigration
In 2006 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints issued a Press Release in response to comments by Lou Dobbs on CNN:
Excerpt: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has over a million members in Mexico. It does not encourage them to move to Utah or anywhere else.
Excerpt: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has over a million members in Mexico. It does not encourage them to move to Utah or anywhere else.
The Church, in fact, has made no comment so far on the immigration debate, recognizing that this complex question is now before Congress and is already being thoroughly aired in the public square."
The LDS Church has had a long standing commitment encouraging members to build the Church within their native lands. For example:
1 Elder Dieter Uchtdorf in Nov 2005 Ensign Christlike Attributes-- the Wind beneath Our Wings :
"As the members will stay in their countries and build the Church, despite economic challenges and hardships, future generations will be grateful to those courageous modern-day pioneers. They abide by the loving invitation of the First Presidency given in 1999:
"In our day, the Lord has seen fit to provide the blessings of the gospel, including an increased number of temples, in many parts of the world. Therefore, we wish to reiterate the long-standing counsel to members of the Church to remain in their homelands rather than immigrate to the United States. …
"As members throughout the world remain in their homelands, working to build the Church in their native countries, great blessings will come to them personally and to the Church collectively" (First Presidency letter, Dec. 1, 1999).
2 James B. Allen, "Line upon Line," Ensign, July 1979, 32 and Tambuli, Sept. 1979, 10
"After this concept of the gathering had been taught so strongly for two generations or more it became almost second nature—especially to the Saints in Europe. But in the late 1890s certain circumstances were changing. American public policy toward immigration began to change. Economically, the Mormon communities in the Great Basin were filling up. New immigrants would find it more difficult to find employment. More important, the Church was more secure in its western setting. The kingdom had been strengthened in its new location, the days of pioneering were over, and the challenge now was to build up Zion—the "pure in heart"—throughout the world. This, after all, was clearly the larger mission of the Church all along.
"These and other considerations undoubtedly led Church leaders to consider prayerfully what should be done. In 1898 George Q. Cannon, a member of the First Presidency, announced that the Saints in various lands were being counseled to "remain quiet for a while; to not be anxious to leave their homes to gather to Zion." (In Conference Report, Oct. 1898, p. 4.) By the following year it was concluded that it was no longer advisable for them to gather, even if they did so at their own expense.
The change in policy was implemented rapidly. The Church undertook to furnish more permanent headquarters in the missions and to build more chapels as a way of encouraging converts to remain in homelands. "We do not advise you to emigrate," President Joseph F. Smith told the Swedish Saints in 1910. "We would rather that you remain until you have been well established in the faith in the Gospel." . . .
And in 1958 three mission presidents in Europe issued a strongly worded editorial in Der Stern which epitomized the necessity to build Zion abroad:
"We have not discontinued to preach the Gathering of the House of Israel. We still call all people to come out of the spiritual Babylon, which means to come out of spiritual darkness. We are still gathering the children of light. We are still gathering scattered Israel. But we no longer urge them to emigrate to America. On the contrary, we tell the Saints exactly what the Lord required, namely to build up the stakes of Zion and to enlarge the boundaries of His kingdom …
"We believe that God directs His Church through the words of His prophets. The world conditions have undergone a complete change and we must adapt to the new situation."
Friday, March 10, 2006
News Clips March
3/6/06
In-State Tuition for Illegal ImmigrantsFOX News - USA... Utah, and Washington enacted legislation allowing alien students who ... challenges have also been made to Utah's law. ... It is the key word here, 'illegal,' and it's ...
Bill dealing with tuition for illegal aliens shelvedDaily Press - Newport News,VA,USARICHMOND, Va. -- A House of Delegates committee voted Monday to delay until next year legislation denying in-state tuition to some illegal aliens. Sen. ...
Illegal aliens need reason to stay homeConcord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA... Bush, as governor of a border state, had long wrestled with the troublesome question of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico. ...
Va. Bill Dealing With Tuition For Illegal Aliens ShelvedNBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USARICHMOND, Va. -- Legislation to deny in-state tuition to some illegal aliens has been delayed until next year. The House Education ...
3/3/06
Multi-Lingual Madness ~ Gov't 'Aids and Abets' Illegal Aliens ...American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA... 3. The Problem is Illegal Aliens NOT lack of Bilingual Officers . . . ... 4. Marshalltown, Iowa Caters to Illegal Aliens While the Police Chief is Mystified. ...
Illegal aliens stopped, then released on footThe Wichita Eagle - Wichita,KS,USASedgwick County sheriff's officers stopped a U-Haul truck carrying 12 illegal aliens today in east but were forced to release them after immigration officials ...
Illegal aliens may lose driving privilegesHoward County Times - Columbia,MD,USABy Earle Eldridge. Illegal immigrants in Maryland would not be able to get a driver's license under a bill before the Maryland General Assembly. ...
Take a closer look at impact of illegal aliensAllentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USAThe reason some politicians don't want to secure our borders and want to keep illegal aliens here is to lower the wages of middle-class working people.
3/1/06
Suspected Gang Members, Illegal Aliens ArrestedWLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA... Williams says the seven suspects are illegal aliens from Honduras. He says they'v been taken to
Charleston where they await deportation back to Honduras
Top 10 Immigration Hawks in CongressHuman Events - USA... Supports stiffening penalties for alien smugglers and increasing number of border ... worker program as a "magnet for continued illegal immigration." Told
In-State Tuition for Illegal ImmigrantsFOX News - USA... Utah, and Washington enacted legislation allowing alien students who ... challenges have also been made to Utah's law. ... It is the key word here, 'illegal,' and it's ...
Bill dealing with tuition for illegal aliens shelvedDaily Press - Newport News,VA,USARICHMOND, Va. -- A House of Delegates committee voted Monday to delay until next year legislation denying in-state tuition to some illegal aliens. Sen. ...
Illegal aliens need reason to stay homeConcord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA... Bush, as governor of a border state, had long wrestled with the troublesome question of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico. ...
Va. Bill Dealing With Tuition For Illegal Aliens ShelvedNBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USARICHMOND, Va. -- Legislation to deny in-state tuition to some illegal aliens has been delayed until next year. The House Education ...
3/3/06
Multi-Lingual Madness ~ Gov't 'Aids and Abets' Illegal Aliens ...American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA... 3. The Problem is Illegal Aliens NOT lack of Bilingual Officers . . . ... 4. Marshalltown, Iowa Caters to Illegal Aliens While the Police Chief is Mystified. ...
Illegal aliens stopped, then released on footThe Wichita Eagle - Wichita,KS,USASedgwick County sheriff's officers stopped a U-Haul truck carrying 12 illegal aliens today in east but were forced to release them after immigration officials ...
Illegal aliens may lose driving privilegesHoward County Times - Columbia,MD,USABy Earle Eldridge. Illegal immigrants in Maryland would not be able to get a driver's license under a bill before the Maryland General Assembly. ...
Take a closer look at impact of illegal aliensAllentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USAThe reason some politicians don't want to secure our borders and want to keep illegal aliens here is to lower the wages of middle-class working people.
3/1/06
Suspected Gang Members, Illegal Aliens ArrestedWLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA... Williams says the seven suspects are illegal aliens from Honduras. He says they'v been taken to
Charleston where they await deportation back to Honduras
Top 10 Immigration Hawks in CongressHuman Events - USA... Supports stiffening penalties for alien smugglers and increasing number of border ... worker program as a "magnet for continued illegal immigration." Told
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
News Clips February
2/28/06
Reports Says Illegal Aliens Costing Mississippi TaxpayersWLOX - Biloxi,MS,USAThe report takes into account contributions from illegal aliens who pay more than $40 million in sales tax and more than $3 million in income tax each year. ...
2/27
Governors Concerned About Illegal Aliens And National SecurityBayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA... While it is doubtful that the illegal aliens have any motivations to cause harm to the United States and only want to find work and better conditions in the ...
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?NewsWithViews.com - Merlin,OR,USA... That's pathetic, if not frightening. What was the cause? First of all, 30,000 illegal aliens, speaking 40 different languages, attended Denver schools. ...
A simple issue of fairnessToledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA... Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors - has ... double in-state costs - when illegal immigrants get ... Utah, Kansas, and New Mexico legislators are in ...
2/26
BYU study: Perceived racism leads to depression among HispanicsDaily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... so without the fear that goes with being a criminal illegal alien. ... didn't say one thing about illegal immigrants; it did address Utah's Hispanic community ...
2/25
Miss. auditor's report says illegal aliens cost state $25MBiloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA... immigrants exists. The report from the office of State Auditor Phil Bryant estimates that 49,000 illegal aliens are in the state. "When a ...
With 1m/-, aliens can corruptly buy residence permitsIPP Media - Guardian - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania... at the behest of some senior government official said to individually benefit from the shadowy dealings at the expense of an influx of illegal aliens into the ...
2/24
Illegal immigration foes review tuition ruling in LegislatureSt. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA... It states: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not ... The state of Utah passed House Bill 144 in 2002, allowing illegal aliens the ...
2/23
Policy on illegal aliens lacks political coherenceWashington Times - Washington,DC,USAMaryland lawmakers are forever trying to resolve the vexing issue of illegal aliens seeking driver's licenses, which would be almost funny if their moral ...
56 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITECommunity Dispatch (press release) - USACARTHAGE, Mo. - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here arrested 56 illegal aliens this morning following the execution of a criminal search ...
Should Illegal ImmigrantsWall Street Journal - USA... law that prohibits states from giving any benefit to an illegal alien that they ... Mr. Donnelson, the Utah legislator, says Utah would face a $34 million bill if ...
2/22
GOP candidates target illegal aliensQuad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA... Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock, has introduced legislation to cut off home mortgage loans for illegal aliens. Kennedy went to Laredo, Texas, on Monday. ...
Opponents attack bill on immigration to deny illegal aliens ...Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin,GA,USA... The legislation seeks to deny public benefits to illegal aliens, discourage employers from hiring illegal workers and make it easier for local authorities to ...
Frist Opposes Amnesty Program For Illegal AliensCBS 2 - Los Angeles,CA,USA(AP) LONG BEACH, Calif. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he opposes a general amnesty program for illegal aliens. Frist spoke ...
States mull bills on aliensWashington Times - Washington,DC,USA... who is on which side, as states far from the Mexican border, including Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, struggle to cope with the influx of illegal aliens. ...
2/20
Illegal' has clear definitionProvo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... yesterday, the 800 pound gorilla in our state of Utah, in our church meeting announced a three-stake shindig for those who speak Spanish (read illegal aliens). ...
Face Off: ImmigrationIndiana University The Penn Online - PA, United StatesBy Tom Car and Jason Bailey. The illegal aliens that flood the United States' borders every day are becoming a great concern for the nation as a whole. ...
The high cost of illegal laborRutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA... The 2,000 illegal aliens from Mexico reportedly working on Vermont dairy farms violate our immigration laws by being here and violate more laws by working ...
2/16
Illegal immigrants not entitled to Utah educationProvo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... It ONLY has to do with whether or not the taxpayers of Utah should pay ... a huge mistake, and will only compound the problem, for both the illegal alien, and the ...
Hispanic group opposes penalty for hiring aliensAL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA... The committee, made up of all seven commissioners, was created in December after Brooks requested endorsement for his Stop Employment of Illegal Aliens Act. ...
2/17
Illegal aliens or a needed workforce?Cape Gazette - Lewes,DE,USA... She said Delaware's laws do not exclude illegal aliens from acquiring licenses, but motor vehicles administration's policy makes it difficult for immigrants ...
Public Officials Aid and Abet Illegal AliensMagic City Morning Star - Millinocket,ME,USA... Hiring illegal aliens is a crime. ... So why are the courts and the police enforcing contracts between criminal employers of illegal aliens and illegal aliens? ...
The Second Mexican WarFrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA... America, said Castañeda (as recounted by Allan Wall), "had to legalize all Mexican illegal aliens, loosen its already lax border enforcement, establish a ...
2/16
Illegal aliens from Uzbekistan arrested in Summit CountySummit Daily News - Frisco,CO,USASUMMIT COUNTY - Six illegal aliens from Uzbekistan living in Summit County were arrested Wednesday for overstaying their work visas. ...
Tuition TangleSalt Lake City Weekly - UT,USA... Because "legal" Americans have a right to this illegal-alien benefit, then they could sue to the tune of $34 million a year. Utah's in the fourth year of ...
2/14
Homeland Security Nabs Dozens Of Illegal Aliens At TalleyrandFirst Coast News - Jacksonville,FL,USAJACKSONVILLE, FL --- Four vanloads of undocumented workers tried to get past local security; many will be likely be deported. It ...
SPIRAL OF IMMIGRANT CORRUPTION IN AMERICANewsWithViews.com - Merlin,OR,USA... They feel at home because so many of their countrymen break the law with fellow illegal aliens that it is a ‘normal' continuance of their behavior in our ...
Illegal aliens: 'Dirty little secret' of restaurant worldphilly.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA... Illegal immigrants in the Philadelphia labor force - described by one Center City restaurateur as the "dirty little secret" of his industry - want to make ...
Illegal Aliens Captured Working at Sensitive Weapons Testing SiteThe Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USAFederal agents arrested nine Mexican illegal aliens at the Dugway Proving Ground overnight who were working for a subcontractor at the military testing ...
2/11
Arizona plans to tackle illegal aliensWashington Times - Washington,DC,USA... Arizona has been dogged by a heavy flow of illegal aliens since the government tightened enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego during the mid-1990s. ...
2/9
Letter: Illegal aliens are risk to securityUpper Cape Codder - Sandwich,MA,USA... the 48 Islamic radicals convicted or tied to recent terrorist plots in the United States over the past decade either were themselves illegal aliens or relied ...
Protest Against Illegal Aliens at State CapitolWLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USABy Wendy Suares. A group of protesters against illegal aliens demanded action Wednesday at the State Capitol. They are angry lawmakers ...
2/8
Stafford killings focus attention on illegal aliens, death penaltyAsbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA... That is why they are called "illegal" aliens. They have broken the law, and their entrance into the country is a violation of criminal law. ...
An Interview with Representative Virginia FoxxNCrumors.com - Lincolnton,NC,USA... Illegal aliens are attracted to our state because it is a great place to live, with a thriving economy. In addition, there is always ...
2/7
Auditor joins fight to crack down on illegal aliensMiddletown Journal - Middletown,OH,USA... County Auditor Kay Rogers has joined with the sheriff, a county commissioner, and a state representative in a local initiative to crack down on illegal aliens. ...
Program Federalizes Deputies To Process Illegal AliensWSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA... A new program will federalize 10 Mecklenburg County deputies so that they can help US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain and remove illegal aliens. ...
2/4
It's time to stop catering to illegal aliensBaxter Bulletin - Baxter,AR,USAHere we go again. Illegal aliens wanting the same rights of law-abiding citizens. Will the lunacy ever end? People who break the ...
Country cursed by plague of illegal aliensMyrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USAThank you, [Jim Foley] for having the courage to write Sunday about such a politically delicate topic - namely, the scourge of illegal immigration that is ...
2/2
Va. House OKs Bill Barring Illegal Aliens From Public CollegesNBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USARICHMOND, Va. -- The House of Delegates voted 67-33 Thursday to pass a bill barring illegal aliens from Virginia public colleges. ...
Pro-Illegal Alien Shills True To Their Hispanic 'Roots'MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA... A deluge of illegal aliens that has defied our laws and sovereignty, balkanized our cities and towns, corrupted our unifying English language, culture and ...
Sheriff in demand about billing policy on suspect illegal aliensHamilton Journal News (subscription) - Hamilton,OH,USA... "ICE has placed immigration detainers on all of the individuals who are illegal aliens subject to removal from the country.". ...
Reports Says Illegal Aliens Costing Mississippi TaxpayersWLOX - Biloxi,MS,USAThe report takes into account contributions from illegal aliens who pay more than $40 million in sales tax and more than $3 million in income tax each year. ...
2/27
Governors Concerned About Illegal Aliens And National SecurityBayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA... While it is doubtful that the illegal aliens have any motivations to cause harm to the United States and only want to find work and better conditions in the ...
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?NewsWithViews.com - Merlin,OR,USA... That's pathetic, if not frightening. What was the cause? First of all, 30,000 illegal aliens, speaking 40 different languages, attended Denver schools. ...
A simple issue of fairnessToledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA... Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors - has ... double in-state costs - when illegal immigrants get ... Utah, Kansas, and New Mexico legislators are in ...
2/26
BYU study: Perceived racism leads to depression among HispanicsDaily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... so without the fear that goes with being a criminal illegal alien. ... didn't say one thing about illegal immigrants; it did address Utah's Hispanic community ...
2/25
Miss. auditor's report says illegal aliens cost state $25MBiloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA... immigrants exists. The report from the office of State Auditor Phil Bryant estimates that 49,000 illegal aliens are in the state. "When a ...
With 1m/-, aliens can corruptly buy residence permitsIPP Media - Guardian - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania... at the behest of some senior government official said to individually benefit from the shadowy dealings at the expense of an influx of illegal aliens into the ...
2/24
Illegal immigration foes review tuition ruling in LegislatureSt. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA... It states: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not ... The state of Utah passed House Bill 144 in 2002, allowing illegal aliens the ...
2/23
Policy on illegal aliens lacks political coherenceWashington Times - Washington,DC,USAMaryland lawmakers are forever trying to resolve the vexing issue of illegal aliens seeking driver's licenses, which would be almost funny if their moral ...
56 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITECommunity Dispatch (press release) - USACARTHAGE, Mo. - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here arrested 56 illegal aliens this morning following the execution of a criminal search ...
Should Illegal ImmigrantsWall Street Journal - USA... law that prohibits states from giving any benefit to an illegal alien that they ... Mr. Donnelson, the Utah legislator, says Utah would face a $34 million bill if ...
2/22
GOP candidates target illegal aliensQuad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA... Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock, has introduced legislation to cut off home mortgage loans for illegal aliens. Kennedy went to Laredo, Texas, on Monday. ...
Opponents attack bill on immigration to deny illegal aliens ...Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin,GA,USA... The legislation seeks to deny public benefits to illegal aliens, discourage employers from hiring illegal workers and make it easier for local authorities to ...
Frist Opposes Amnesty Program For Illegal AliensCBS 2 - Los Angeles,CA,USA(AP) LONG BEACH, Calif. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he opposes a general amnesty program for illegal aliens. Frist spoke ...
States mull bills on aliensWashington Times - Washington,DC,USA... who is on which side, as states far from the Mexican border, including Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, struggle to cope with the influx of illegal aliens. ...
2/20
Illegal' has clear definitionProvo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... yesterday, the 800 pound gorilla in our state of Utah, in our church meeting announced a three-stake shindig for those who speak Spanish (read illegal aliens). ...
Face Off: ImmigrationIndiana University The Penn Online - PA, United StatesBy Tom Car and Jason Bailey. The illegal aliens that flood the United States' borders every day are becoming a great concern for the nation as a whole. ...
The high cost of illegal laborRutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA... The 2,000 illegal aliens from Mexico reportedly working on Vermont dairy farms violate our immigration laws by being here and violate more laws by working ...
2/16
Illegal immigrants not entitled to Utah educationProvo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... It ONLY has to do with whether or not the taxpayers of Utah should pay ... a huge mistake, and will only compound the problem, for both the illegal alien, and the ...
Hispanic group opposes penalty for hiring aliensAL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA... The committee, made up of all seven commissioners, was created in December after Brooks requested endorsement for his Stop Employment of Illegal Aliens Act. ...
2/17
Illegal aliens or a needed workforce?Cape Gazette - Lewes,DE,USA... She said Delaware's laws do not exclude illegal aliens from acquiring licenses, but motor vehicles administration's policy makes it difficult for immigrants ...
Public Officials Aid and Abet Illegal AliensMagic City Morning Star - Millinocket,ME,USA... Hiring illegal aliens is a crime. ... So why are the courts and the police enforcing contracts between criminal employers of illegal aliens and illegal aliens? ...
The Second Mexican WarFrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA... America, said Castañeda (as recounted by Allan Wall), "had to legalize all Mexican illegal aliens, loosen its already lax border enforcement, establish a ...
2/16
Illegal aliens from Uzbekistan arrested in Summit CountySummit Daily News - Frisco,CO,USASUMMIT COUNTY - Six illegal aliens from Uzbekistan living in Summit County were arrested Wednesday for overstaying their work visas. ...
Tuition TangleSalt Lake City Weekly - UT,USA... Because "legal" Americans have a right to this illegal-alien benefit, then they could sue to the tune of $34 million a year. Utah's in the fourth year of ...
2/14
Homeland Security Nabs Dozens Of Illegal Aliens At TalleyrandFirst Coast News - Jacksonville,FL,USAJACKSONVILLE, FL --- Four vanloads of undocumented workers tried to get past local security; many will be likely be deported. It ...
SPIRAL OF IMMIGRANT CORRUPTION IN AMERICANewsWithViews.com - Merlin,OR,USA... They feel at home because so many of their countrymen break the law with fellow illegal aliens that it is a ‘normal' continuance of their behavior in our ...
Illegal aliens: 'Dirty little secret' of restaurant worldphilly.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA... Illegal immigrants in the Philadelphia labor force - described by one Center City restaurateur as the "dirty little secret" of his industry - want to make ...
Illegal Aliens Captured Working at Sensitive Weapons Testing SiteThe Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USAFederal agents arrested nine Mexican illegal aliens at the Dugway Proving Ground overnight who were working for a subcontractor at the military testing ...
2/11
Arizona plans to tackle illegal aliensWashington Times - Washington,DC,USA... Arizona has been dogged by a heavy flow of illegal aliens since the government tightened enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego during the mid-1990s. ...
2/9
Letter: Illegal aliens are risk to securityUpper Cape Codder - Sandwich,MA,USA... the 48 Islamic radicals convicted or tied to recent terrorist plots in the United States over the past decade either were themselves illegal aliens or relied ...
Protest Against Illegal Aliens at State CapitolWLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USABy Wendy Suares. A group of protesters against illegal aliens demanded action Wednesday at the State Capitol. They are angry lawmakers ...
2/8
Stafford killings focus attention on illegal aliens, death penaltyAsbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA... That is why they are called "illegal" aliens. They have broken the law, and their entrance into the country is a violation of criminal law. ...
An Interview with Representative Virginia FoxxNCrumors.com - Lincolnton,NC,USA... Illegal aliens are attracted to our state because it is a great place to live, with a thriving economy. In addition, there is always ...
2/7
Auditor joins fight to crack down on illegal aliensMiddletown Journal - Middletown,OH,USA... County Auditor Kay Rogers has joined with the sheriff, a county commissioner, and a state representative in a local initiative to crack down on illegal aliens. ...
Program Federalizes Deputies To Process Illegal AliensWSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA... A new program will federalize 10 Mecklenburg County deputies so that they can help US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain and remove illegal aliens. ...
2/4
It's time to stop catering to illegal aliensBaxter Bulletin - Baxter,AR,USAHere we go again. Illegal aliens wanting the same rights of law-abiding citizens. Will the lunacy ever end? People who break the ...
Country cursed by plague of illegal aliensMyrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USAThank you, [Jim Foley] for having the courage to write Sunday about such a politically delicate topic - namely, the scourge of illegal immigration that is ...
2/2
Va. House OKs Bill Barring Illegal Aliens From Public CollegesNBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USARICHMOND, Va. -- The House of Delegates voted 67-33 Thursday to pass a bill barring illegal aliens from Virginia public colleges. ...
Pro-Illegal Alien Shills True To Their Hispanic 'Roots'MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA... A deluge of illegal aliens that has defied our laws and sovereignty, balkanized our cities and towns, corrupted our unifying English language, culture and ...
Sheriff in demand about billing policy on suspect illegal aliensHamilton Journal News (subscription) - Hamilton,OH,USA... "ICE has placed immigration detainers on all of the individuals who are illegal aliens subject to removal from the country.". ...
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