Utah Compact has had national impact, signers say on eve of document's 1st anniversary

SALT LAKE CITY — When community activist Tony Yapias first heard about the Utah Compact last fall, he had a lot of questions.

"I didn't know what the Utah Compact was. What is this thing? Where did this come from?"
On the eve of the first anniversary of community, business, political and faith leaders publicly endorsing the document, Yapias calls the statement of principles "one of the inspired documents of our time."

The compact, signed Nov. 11, 2010, outlined principles to guide the immigration debate, urging federal solutions and policies that did not separate families. Some 4,500 people have signed the document online at theutahcompact.com in the past year.

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Exigen destitución de cónsul honorario de Perú en Utah

Un grupo de ciudadanos peruanos redactó una carta en la que solicita que el Cónsul Honorario de Perú en Utah David Utrilla sea destituido inmediatamente del cargo o que renuncie por iniciativa propia.

Tony Yapias, director del Proyecto Latino y de nacionalidad peruana, dijo que la carta fue enviada por correo electrónico al Cónsul General de Perú en Denver Guido Loayza Devéscovi. Los argumentos mencionados en el documento apuntan a una atención ineficiente por parte del consulado y a que ésta debería ser realizada únicamente por ciudadanos peruanos.

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Utah on immigration: We aren't Arizona

Less than a year ago, Utah business leaders worried that their state would follow in Arizona’s controversial footsteps by passing tough new laws to crack down on illegal immigration. Already, there were signs that a divisive debate — the kind that led to mass protests, boycotts and lawsuits in Phoenix — was shaping up in Utah, too.  

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Poll: Constitutional challenges aside, Utahns support Legislature's attention on immigration issues

SALT LAKE CITY — A majority of Utahns say they support the Utah Legislature's efforts to resolve immigration issues despite the likelihood that at least two recent bills may be deemed unconstitutional, according to a new Deseret News-KSL poll.

Dan Jones & Associates found that 65 percent of Utahns supported the state's involvement in the immigration debate, which is also a controversial federal issue. The poll, conducted March 15-17, of 432 residents statewide, has a 4.75 percent margin of error.

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Some Utah Latinos say boycott a bad idea

A proposed boycott by Latinos in Utah is running into some opposition within that community a day after it was announced in the Capitol over worries the approach was rushed and lacks focus.

The boycott is scheduled to begin Monday just after midnight, and its chief organizer, Jose “Pepe” Gutierrez, will have people distributing fliers Saturday to get the word out. He said the word is already out in the community. Gutierrez expects “many thousands” to participate in the two-week boycott.

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Utah: Opponents question need, focus of planned boycott

A proposed boycott by Latinos in Utah is running into some opposition within that community a day after it was announced in the Capitol over worries the approach was rushed and lacks focus.

The boycott is scheduled to begin Monday just after midnight and its chief organizer, Jose “Pepe” Gutierrez, will have people distributing fliers Saturday to get the word out. He said the word is already out in the community and Gutierrez expects “many thousands” to participate in the two-week boycott.

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Utah Lawmakers pass immigration reform

Other states are watching as lawmakers in Utah enter the national immigration debate by approving a guest worker program and Arizona-like enforcement measures for people who are living in the country illegally.
The legislation could require police officers and deputies check the immigration status of those stopped for serious crimes.
Rep. Joel Briscoe, a Democrat who represents a chunk of the Snyderville Basin, said he voted for the controversial guest worker program before voting against it.

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A.G., Sandstrom, Bramble unveil migrant worker bill

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was joined by Sen. Curt Bramble and Rep. Stephen Sandstrom in announcing the latest immigration bill of the session.
House Bill 466 will create a Utah Commission on Immigration and Migration and provide for the creation of a Migrant Worker Visa Pilot Program. The pilot program would allow for businesses to come to the state and say they need a certain number of workers to do a job

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Bipartisan effort to create Utah migrant worker program unveiled

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan effort Wednesday to create a migrant worker program between Utah and a state in Mexico.
The proposal is the first to unite the various factions in the state's divisive debate over illegal immigration. Democrats and Republicans joined Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to announce the proposed Utah Commission on Immigration and Migration Act.

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Latino community urged to sign Utah Compact

SALT LAKE CITY — Latinos turned out in large numbers Sunday for what was billed as an "urgent community meeting" focusing on the Utah Legislature's attempts to deal with illegal immigrants.

"There's a lot of concern," said community organizer Tony Yapias. "Families are worried. Concerned."

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Latinos voice opposition to Utah immigration bill

The young woman stood alone in the back of the meeting hall, tears streaming down her cheeks.

On Sunday, she had come to Centro Civico Mexicano in Salt Lake City for an update on enforcement-only immigration legislation and several other measures being considered by state lawmakers targeting undocumented immigrants.

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Hundreds attend ‘urgent' Latino community meeting

SALT LAKE CITY -- Latinos turned out in large numbers Sunday for what was billed as an "urgent community meeting" focusing on the Utah Legislature's attempts to deal with illegal immigrants.

"There's a lot of concern," said community organizer Tony Yapias. "Families are worried, concerned."
About 500 Latinos turned out over the course of a five-hour meeting at Centro Civico Mexicano in Salt Lake City. Several said they were fearful and feel targeted by lawmakers.

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Immigration bills putting Utah Latino community on edge

SALT LAKE CITY — Illegal immigration continues to be a hot topic in Utah on several fronts.
Various bills are slowly but surely winding their way through the 2011 Legislature and, according to one activist, are putting the Latino community on edge. Also, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, trotted out his federal proposal again Monday.

Meantime, a Latino activist delivered a letter to Salt Lake City's Mexican Consulate urging Mexico's president to suspend the visas of Mormon missionaries until the LDS Church takes a stronger position on immigration.

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Mexicanos en Utah denuncian racismo en mormones

Un grupo de ciudadanos mexicanos de Utah pidió en Salt Lake City que el Gobierno de México suspenda el otorgamiento de visas a misioneros mormones, debido a que legisladores de esa fe respaldan proyectos de ley antiinmigrantes.
 
"Exigimos que el Gobierno mexicano no reanude la emisión de las visas hasta que la jerarquía de la Iglesia de los Santos de los Últimos Días (mormones) públicamente pida a sus miembros electos como representantes que no introduzcan propuestas de ley que atenten contra los derechos humanos de los inmigrantes" , declaró Raúl López Vargas, portavoz del grupo

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Propuesta antiinmigrante en Utah costaría más de 11 millones de dólares al año

Denver, 7 ene (EFE).- Los gobiernos locales de Utah gastarían hasta 11,3 millones de dólares adicionales al año para implementar un proyecto de ley que exige la verificación de los documentos migratorios de todos los detenidos, según un estudio del Legislativo estatal.

El informe difundido hoy revela que la implementación del proyecto de ley HB-70, del representante estatal Stephen Sandstrom, implicaría gastos de 713.000 dólares para la gobernación, en concepto de verificación de la situación migratoria de los arrestados y de entrenamiento para el personal de seguridad.

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Latino activist urges Mexico to halt LDS missionary visas

A former vice president of a local community group has penned a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderón seeking the temporary suspension of visas issued to Mormon missionaries in response to his view the LDS Church hasn’t stood tough against Utah-based immigration reform bills.

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Group wants Mexico to suspend visas for Mormon missionaries

SALT LAKE CITY — A small group of Latino Utah residents wants the president of Mexico to suspend the visas of Mormon missionaries until the LDS Church takes a stronger stand on the immigration issue.

Raúl López-Vargas says he has collected about 100 signatures on a petition that he plans to deliver to the Mexican Consulate of Salt Lake City on Monday. He is calling for Mexican President Felipe Calderón to sit down with the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ask them to take a concrete position on immigration.

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Utah immigration proposal catching on in Indiana, other states

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Compact, which has been called a sensible approach to immigration reform, is catching on in other states.
Already, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska and Maine have crafted legislation similar to the Utah Compact. This week, Indiana legislators unveiled a compact of their own.

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YOUTUBE VIDEO: TONY EN EL CAPITOLIO

Amigos aqui esta el VIDEO "Resumen de la Semana" lo que paso en la Legislatura del Estado de Utah. 

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Rep. Sandstrom unveils revised immigration enforcement bill

Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, unveiled the latest version of his immigration enforcement bill, House Bill 70, on Thursday.
The bill in its original form would have required law enforcement officials to verify the legal immigration status of every person they pulled over and suspected might be in violation of the immigration law. The bill now states an officer may check the legal status on class B and class C misdemeanor suspects, but still requires the officer to check the status of all class A misdemeanor and felony suspects.

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