Wednesday, March 16, 2011

UTAH - Mormon Church Demands HORDES OF "CHEAP" LABOR ILLEGALS TO KEEP WAGES DEPRESSED

“Utah has created a program called the Utah Compact where lawmakers, business interests such as the Utah Chamber of Commerce, and some religious groups work together to pass Amnesty legislation couched in enforcement language.”






MEXICANOCCUPATION.blogspot.com

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Go to http://www.MEXICANOCCUPATION.blogspot.com and read articles and comments from other Americans on what they’ve witnessed in their communities around the country. While most of the population of California is now ILLEGAL, the problems, costs, assault to our culture by Mexico is EVERYWHERE. copy and pass it to your friends.



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THESE FIGURES ON WELFARE FOR ILLEGALS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARE DATED. IT NOT EXCEEDS $600 MILLION PER YEAR!!! (source: Los Angeles County & JUDICIAL WATCH)

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949085/posts





National Backlash Against Utah's Amnesty For Illegal Aliens



National Group Calls on Utah Residents to Turn Bill into a Deportation Tool



March 16, 2011



CONTACT: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)

(866) 703-0864 Press@alipac.us



ALIPAC is calling for Utah residents to rise in political rebellion against the politicians who just passed an unconstitutional Amnesty for illegal aliens, that is opposed by approximately 70% of Americans.



ALIPAC is releasing a three point plan designed to stop this unlawful Amnesty attempt in Utah using three steps: Recall, Rescind, and Deport.



One - Each Utah lawmaker who has supported Amnesty for illegals should be recalled in the 2012 elections including Governor Gary Herbert, US Senator Orrin Hatch, and each member of the legislature that voted for HB 116.



Second - HB 116 should be opposed with lawsuits and boycotts and then rescinded once the lawmakers who are attempting to override current federal laws have been deposed from office.



Third - Any illegal immigrants who sign up to participate under Utah's HB 116 should have their identifying information used for deportation under the current existing federal laws of the United States and provisions in the US Constitution that protect all states from invasion.



"We want these politicians who have betrayed the American public on behalf of special interest groups like the Chamber of Commerce out of office, then HB 116 rescinded by their replacements, and finally any illegals they attempt to aid with the program deported," said William Gheen President of ALIPAC.



Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is sending out a press release to Spanish language media publications announcing the plan to take control of the program and use it as a deportation tool.



In violation of their tax status, the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) stepped out publicly to praise the amnesty legislation on Tuesday via spokesman presiding Bishop H. David Burton.



Utah has created a program called the Utah Compact where lawmakers, business interests such as the Utah Chamber of Commerce, and some religious groups work together to pass Amnesty legislation couched in enforcement language. They plan to spread this tactic to other states to overcome the will of most Americans who have defeated this kind of legislation five times in the last five years in Washington, DC!



"The political revolution in Utah has begun," said William Gheen. "Everyone in America is noticing that Utah just betrayed the nation by becoming the first sanctuary state for illegal aliens, moving unilaterally to try and rescind our existing federal immigration laws."



ALIPAC is publicizing the role of US Senator Orrin Hatch, the LDS Church, and the Utah Chamber of Commerce in the passage of Amnesty bill HB 116.



A national boycott of the businesses involved will be announced soon along with the lawsuits. Please visit www.alipac.us

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The LDS Church stepped from the sidelines on immigration reform and squarely onto the playing field Tuesday by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to attend and speak at Gov. Gary Herbert’s signing ceremony for four bills passed by the Utah Legislature.



“Our presence here testifies to the fact that we are appreciative of what has happened in the Legislature this session,” Burton said at the signing, indicating it was no accident or private decision. “We feel the Legislature has done an incredible job on a very complex issue.”



Subjects: Illegal immigration, LDS Church, amnesty, HB116, guest workers, amnesty, state immigration laws



March 15, 2011

Peggy Fletcher Stack

The Salt Lake Tribune



Burton, who oversees the Utah-based church’s financial affairs, joined key legislators, business leaders, activists and religious figures such as Utah’s Episcopal Bishop Scott Hayashi and homeless advocate Pamela Atkinson in the Capitol’s Gold Room for the signing.



Burton’s presence was an extraordinarily public endorsement for the LDS Church, which typically prefers working in the background. And it has supporters and critics from within the faith scrambling to know how to react.



One thing is clear: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has abandoned its claims to neutrality on these bills.



And that surprised many who have been told repeatedly by the church’s spokesmen that it had no position and that the church’s lobbyists, Bill Evans and John Taylor, were on Capitol Hill solely to answer questions.



Though Evans and Taylor assured Ron Mortensen, an ardent opponent of illegal immigration, that the church was not actively lobbying on the issue, the two “spent literally the last 10 days in the back alleys of the Capitol, like full-time fixtures,” Mortensen said. “It wouldn’t have taken that much time to say the church is neutral.”



Both supporters and opponents agree that the church’s endorsement of the Utah Compact and its involvement in the legislative process was a game-changer.



If the Utah Legislature had been in session right after Arizona passed its stringent immigration law, the Beehive State “likely would have gotten the same thing,” said Paul Mero, president of the conservative Sutherland Institute.



But with the LDS Church support for immigration reform, Mero said, “we’ve had a 180 turn in this state. Culturally more and more folks understand how reasonable comprehensive reform is compared to enforcement only.”



Sen. Stuart Reid, R-Ogden, echoed that sentiment.



“There is no question that the Utah Compact with the church’s endorsement made a significant difference to me and others in the Legislature who helped craft immigration legislation,” Reid, Senate sponsor of HB116, a guest-worker bill, said in an e-mail. “It provided the inspiration for our efforts to negotiate and compromise, enabling us to create principle-based legislation the majority of the Legislature eventually supported.”



More than 80 percent of Utah lawmakers are LDS.



But it has left faithful Mormons who support strict enforcement of immigration laws grappling with the message from their ecclesiastical leaders.



“I am shocked that the church would support a bill that literally sacrifices 50,000 Utah children who are the victims of identity theft for the benefit of illegal aliens,” Mortensen said. “The church has sent so many conflicting messages, I just don’t know where they are coming from.”



It hasn’t destroyed his faith in the church, he said. “My faith is stronger than that, but it disappoints me.”



Arturo Morales-LLan, head of Legal Immigrants for Immigration Law Enforcement, supports Rep. Stephen Sandstrom’s, R-Orem, enforcement-only bill. He said he will not believe that the church supports these reform efforts until he sees an official statement from the LDS First Presidency itself.



“David Burton has a right to be present or to be involved in any affairs concerning the faith,” Morales-LLan said, “but he does not speak for the First Presidency.”



The Latino activist said he met with Herbert shortly after the signing ceremony and the governor assured him that Burton was there as an invited guest and that the church had “no involvement” in the bills.



That has left Morales-LLan feeling confused with what he sees as the church’s conflicting messages — to obey the law or support what he sees as “amnesty” for lawbreakers.



Latino activist Tony Yapias was pleased and surprised by Burton’s participation.



“This is something unprecedented that should send a message to members,” Yapias said. “It says that now the church wants to be more active in the immigration issue. They can’t be selective about where they show up.”



The debate is vital to Utah’s Latino population, many of whom are LDS. Yapias and others estimate that 50 percent to 75 percent of members in Utah’s 100-plus Spanish-speaking congregations are undocumented. That includes many bishops, branch presidents, even stake presidents. The church sends missionaries among undocumented immigrants across the country, baptizing many of them without asking about their status. It also allows them to go to the church’s temples and on missions.



Sen. Ross Romero didn’t support the immigration bills, arguing that immigration is a federal — not state issue. But the first Latino minority leader in the Legislature said he was happy to see “a more compassionate” approach than the original enforcement-only efforts. He applauds his own religious leader, Utah Catholic Bishop John Wester’s, outspoken defense of undocumented immigrants. He also welcomes the LDS Church’s support of the bills and hopes that support will be what people across the nation see, rather than the anti-immigration statements by church members Russell Pearce, the Arizona Senate sponsor of that state’s harsh law, and conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck.



“The church would want to make clear that [Pearce and Beck] may be of the religion but don’t speak for the religion,” Romero said. “David Burton’s presence at the signing is a reflection that this is [the church’s] view and where they stand.”



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