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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House OKs in-state tuition bill for undocumented

HB191 • The House voted by a wide margin Monday to repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students who can’t, through a parent or legal guardian, prove they have paid state taxes for three consecutive years.

Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, had fought to repeal the in-state tuition rates for the entire undocumented population, but agreed to compromise with an amendment offered by Rep. Todd Kiser, R-Sandy, who chose to include undocumented students who were paying taxes through a job or whose parents were gainfully employed and paying taxes in Utah.

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Editorial: Happy birthday El Observador de Utah

Think of El Observador de Utah as a one-year-old child. Our offspring, our voice, where we sow our memories, our present day lives and our future aspirations.
At one year, this child has taken its first steps in a world that's ever changing. Like any one year old, it already shows marked personality traits, in the case of El Observador these traits are reflected in the issues that define our editorial focus. These are issues that we care about passionately because we know you, our readers, live and feel these issues every day.

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BYU professor challenges on illegal immigration bills

SALT LAKE CITY — A BYU professor is among those challenging facts and figures proponents of illegal immigration bills use to make their case for tough enforcement laws.
One of those areas is crime, where it's commonly suggested that the rate is higher among illegal immigrants than the general population.
"In examining the data, it's just hard to see that there's a strong connection between undocumented immigrants and crime," said Charlie Morgan, a Brigham Young University sociology professor who studies immigration.

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Hatch proposes to rein in illegal immigration

WASHINGTON — Utah's senior senator is proposing to rein in the illegal immigration problem with legislation that proposes an array of stringent regulations governing health care, law enforcement and other state services.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, reintroduced Monday the "Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act," which proposes to shore up the country's borders and at the same time facilitate the exit of foreign visitors who Hatch says have worn out their welcome.

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Utah: Former Latino leader requests halt of LDS missionary visas

SALT LAKE CITY —

The immigration controversy has reached the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with one Latino member of the Utah community's request that Mexico suspend all LDS missionary visas to the nation.

Raul Lopez-Vargas, former vice president of Centro Civico Mexicano, one of Utah's oldest Latino community centers, has sent a letter to Mexican Presdient Felipe Calderon seeking the temporary suspension of visas for LDS missionaries. He also delivered the letter in person Monday to the Mexican consulate in Utah.

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Sandstrom questions the estimated cost to enforce his proposed illegal immigration bill

SALT LAKE CITY — With Rep. Stephen Sandstrom's controversial illegal immigration bill scheduled for its first legislative hearing Wednesday, the Orem Republican is questioning the accuracy and motivation behind the cost estimate to enforce his proposed law.

The Legislative Fiscal Analysts Office released figures this week showing it would cost local governments $5.3 million to $11.3 million annually to detain and verify the status of people suspected to be in the country illegally. The Utah League of Cities and Towns supplied legislative number crunchers data used to reach the estimates.

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Paul Mero: Punishment is misguided, and Utah lacks authority

Editor's note: The following speech was delivered as part of a debate Friday night, Jan. 21, 2011, sponsored by the Sutherland Institute, a Salt Lake City-based conservative think tank. The debate addressed the question of whether Utah should enforce immigration laws. Paul Mero is president of Sutherland.

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Utah Latinos concerned about more than immigration

Immigration is a topic that continues to be equated with Latinos, and during this year's legislative session, immigration will be a much-discussed issue.

But Latinos are not single-issue voters. Many other issues are equally or even more important than immigration, including education, employment and health care.

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Utah: Hearing set for Sandstrom immigration bill

The high-profile enforcement-only immigration bill carried by Rep. Stephen Sandstorm gets its first official trial when it comes up debate Wednesday before a House Committee.

Sandstrom’s bill, HB70, has been the subject of local and national scrutiny and the lawmaker has been traveling the state making changes to distance it from Arizona’s enforcement-only law — parts of which were enjoined by a federal judge.

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Utah cities, counties fear Sandstrom's illegal immigration bill would tap strapped resources

One is to impose a 1 percent or minimum $5 fee on all wire transfers of money from Utah to foreign countries, with proceeds going to local police agencies. The fee would be refunded on state income tax returns. Sandstrom reasoned that many illegal immigrants send money home but don't file tax returns.

He said he also may propose a $20 fee on driving privilege cards.

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(Rep. Sandstrom) Immigration bill carries big price tag (11 Million)

Rep. Stephen Sandstrom’s enforcement-only immigration reform bill could cost local governments in excess of $11 million, according to financial data released Monday by the Legislative Fiscal Analysts office.

Sandstrom has been in discussions with various groups — including the Utah League of Cities and Towns — in an attempt to bring that number down and suggested during a meeting Monday that a way to offset those costs would be to impose a fee on wire transfers of money from Utah to other countries as well as adding a fee to the existing driving privilege card.

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Tracking (Utah) immigration: Bills in works

SALT LAKE CITY -- Going into this year's legislative session it was expected that immigration would be the main debate amongst lawmakers this year. It's two weeks into the 45-day session and, legislatively speaking, there has been little accomplished on the issue. But that doesn't mean Utah's lawmakers aren't meeting together and talking about it.

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Utah's Arturo Morales Llan: Is legal immigration advocate a hero or hypocrite?

The debate took a sudden, personal turn. The event had focused on whether Utah should pass a tough Arizona-style enforcement law on immigration, but a man stepped to the audience mic to attack Arturo Morales-LLan — who supports legislation that most Latino leaders vociferously oppose.

The critic pointed and said, “You talk about obeying the law … but you broke the law.” He publicly alleged that Morales-LLan worked without legal permission when he first came to America on a student visa. Others yelled “Sí” in agreement during a recent all-Spanish debate at Salt Lake City’s Northwest Middle School.

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For mother’s sacrifice, U. student from Peru keeps plugging along

Enrique didn’t know why he was living in Salt Lake City.

He was 11, fuming at his mother for pulling him away from the life and friends he knew in Peru and wondering what this strange place was — one full of white faces who spoke a funny language.

It wasn’t easier in school. He picked up English quickly, but learning the culture and customs took longer. So, he buried himself in schoolwork.

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Life in the shadows: Undocumented residents speak out

Enrique is frustrated and scared. · The Peruvian had pinned his hopes on the DREAM Act, but when the federal legislation failed to pass, he wondered what would happen after he earned his degree in urban planning from the University of Utah. · He said he has kept faith that the decision his mother made when he was 11 to come to the United States illegally wouldn’t haunt him as an adult. He has already made sacrifices — including not having seen his father in 10 years.

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Lawmakers’ talk of reform rattles undocumented SLC worker

Jorge’s first trip to America was in 1998. Legally.

He came on a work visa to sell ski boot soles in New York City. The business eventually failed, however, when investors pulled the money and he was forced to return to Mexico with no job, no income and a wife and two children.

During his time in the United States, however, he saw opportunity that didn’t exist in Mexico. He was a college graduate with a degree, but obtaining legal citizenship would take about 20 years and jobs in Mexico were hard to come by.

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Utah Progressives decry state’s attempts to enact immigration reform

The Coalition of Utah Progressives decried immigration bills under consideration by the Utah Legislature at a Sunday press conference, calling four of the bills irresponsible and a grandstand for political posturing.

In front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City, three members of the local advocacy group read a prepared statement and held brightly colored signs, castigating legislators for what they said are money-wasting and unconstitutional efforts to address immigration reform at the local and state level. In addition, the group called on congressional representatives to work with President Barack Obama in reforming federal immigration policy.

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Panel calls on Congress to fix immigration laws

SJR12 • Sen. Stuart Reid’s joint resolution urging Congress to address and resolve the illegal immigration issue passed unanimously out of committee on a day when Sen. Orrin Hatch was asked to do the same thing by the state Legislature during his visit to the Capitol.

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