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Latest News12 Nov 2010 - One of the most common failures that is evident in our discussions about immigrants is to not distinguish between legal and illegal, and this was no different with the recent Compact signed by several past and present local leaders... To read more, go here... Citizen Letter, by Janalee Tobias It’s too bad that the illegal immigration has come to this: a list of suspected illegal aliens in our country. But we all knew it was coming sooner or later. That’s what happens when our own government does not enforce the laws they make. And when we have Chief of Police Burbank and Attorney General Shurtleff balk at enforcing immigration laws. Citizens become frustrated and take the law into their own hands. To read more, go here...To All Those Patriots, by Kathy Hilse 11 July 2010 - I recently received and forwarded an email describing the current administration’s plans for disarming those in America who choose to own weapons. Something I think we all forget in these trying times are that there are more of us than them. And that we the people still can change the things they have put into law. We need to focus on awareness and voting these individuals out... To read more, go here... Text of Gov. Brewer’s speech from 23 April 2010 23 April 2010 - Thank you for being here today, to join me as we take another step forward in protecting the state of Arizona. The bill I'm about to sign into law – Senate Bill 1070 – represents another tool for our state to use as we work to solve a crisis we did not create and the federal government has refused to fix … The crisis caused by illegal immigration and Arizona's porous border... To read more, go here... |
Related StoriesWhat do Utahns think about Utah Immigration Compact? KSL News, 12 Nov 2010 - Influential Latinos in Utah are applauding Thursday's backing from community, business and religious leaders for a new set of guiding principles on immigration called the Utah Compact, but what do Utahns think? KSL and the Deseret News asked Dan Jones to conduct a poll for us. Official text of Utah Compact declaration on immigration reform. Deseret News, 11 Nov 2010 - A declaration of five principles to guide Utah's immigration discussion... LDS Church weighs in on immigration compact . Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov 2010 - Rep. Stephen Sandstrom said the LDS Church’s position on immigration announced Thursday was directed squarely at his enforcement-only bill and suggested the church should leave the issue to lawmakers. Governor Herbert’s Immigration Roundtable handout. This contains the governor’s introduction and comments. It also lists all the participants in the roundtable discussion. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s “5 Keys To Comprehensive Immigration Reform” article is also attached. The negative aspects of multiculturalism In the United States, the issue of multiculturalism has been largely ignored. At the very least, it has either been inappropriately represented or misunderstood for years, perhaps both. As citizens, we have allowed ourselves to be convinced that diversity is a good thing for those within (and without) our country. In some instances, encouraging diversity is a correct and appropriate position for the citizens of our country to adopt, in others, it is not. [more] Letter: Repeal in-state tuition Utah Higher Education Commissioner William Sederburg (My View, March 1) reports that thousands of Utahns will not be able to attend college because of budget shortfalls and increased enrollment [more] |
Blogs!The Value of Citizenship Slipping I saw a copy of an alledged letter written by an Iowa constituent to Senator Harkin asking for his help in getting his status changed from U.S. citizen to 'illegal alien' because of the many advantages that would be available to him as an 'illegal'. [more] It Is Better
To Do Something Is it better to have a good law enacted for a short period of time or have no law enacted for an indefinite period of time? My grandfather always told me that it is better to do something and get it wrong, then be wrong for doing nothing. The West Valley City council, particularly the mayor seems content to do nothing... [more] |