E-Verify list for Utah employers now availableWith SB 81 in full force effective 1 July 2009, many have wondered if it is being complied with. The bill required all Public employers (municipalities, counties, schools, etc.) and any business involved in contracts with public entities to use Everify (or similar program) for hiring.
An updated list of E-verify user shows that, as of the end of October 2009, there are 1,781 registered covering 5,854 worksites.
How many companies are in Utah?
All Companies that are covered by the Employment Security Act are listed in Firm Find. That includes over 80,000 worksites. Utah now has about 2% coverage of E-verify businesses.
Health Care Reform – The Fraudulent-Document Dealers Full Employment Act
By Ronald W. Mortensen,
November 5, 2009 Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) (editor note: Mr Mortensen is a Utah resident)
Contrary to assurances by the President and key Democrat Congressional leaders that illegal aliens will not be covered by health care reform, we now learn that House and Senate Democrats have been busy building gaping loopholes into their bills so illegal aliens can still obtain coverage. Read The Article 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform' – Mean-Spirited and CruelBy Ronald W. Mortensen, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) October 20, 2009
(editor note: Mr Mortensen is a Utah resident) Here we go again. Members of Congress are gearing up to make another run at "comprehensive immigration reform" and once again they will put the interests of illegal aliens ahead of those of American citizens. Like all previous proposals, the proponents of this renewed effort fully plan on forgiving the serious felonies that at least 75% of illegal aliens routinely commit in order to obtain jobs (document fraud, perjury on I-9 forms and/or identity theft). They also fully intend to sacrifice the millions of American men, women and children who are the very real victims of these crimes to their goal of providing a path to legalization and citizenship for tens of millions of criminal illegal aliens. This is mean-spirited and cruel. Read the Article Illegal, but not undocumented: Panel Explores Immigration, Employment and Document FraudWASHINGTON (September 29, 2009) -- Despite the euphemism "undocumented," illegal immigrants are anything but. About half of all working illegal aliens are on payroll tax forms, meaning they have fraudulently identified themselves in some way. Federal authorities would often use such document crimes to facilitate the arrest, detention, and deportation of illegal aliens. However, a Supreme Court decision earlier this year severely limited federal authorities' ability to charge illegal aliens with identity theft. Read MoreNew Report from Heritage Foundation on controlling Illegal ImmigrationContains charts and statistics on Illegal Alien population and solution suggestions.
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Even More Options for States and Localities
For state and local governments to truly tackle their illegal immigration problems, they must take a more aggressive approach than simply relying on ICE to do its duty and deputize a few state or local officers each year under section 287(g). There are many additional actions that state and local governments can take. Critically, state and local government action should “remove or reduce the economic incentives for unlawful presence.”42 The list below represents options for state and local government action: • Require the use of the E-Verify system for all businesses; • Suspend the licenses of businesses that hire unauthorized aliens; • Require business filings and business tax returns to include an attestation from the employer that he did not employ unauthorized aliens in the past 12 months, and make it a felony to file a false attestation; • Require state income tax returns to include an attestation from the filers that they did not employ unauthorized aliens in the past 12 months and make it a felony to file a false attestation; • Make it a felony for unauthorized aliens to work in the U.S., punishable by imprisonment and a fine; • Make it a felony to falsely claim legal presence in the United States; • Make it a felony and a predicate racketeering crime to smuggle aliens; • Make it a crime to rent, lease, or sublease living space for use by unauthorized aliens; • Expand law-enforcement arrest power to include misdemeanor violations of the INA; • Permit the temporary detention of individuals charged with misdemeanors, such as traffic violations, where probable cause exists that they are unauthorized aliens, so that federal entities can retrieve them; • Outlaw sanctuary cities, including day-labor sites; • Mandate the use of the Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to verify entitlement to all state and local government benefits; • Deny enrollment to or financial aid for state-licensed higher education institutions to unauthorized aliens, including in-state tuition qualification; • Restrict unauthorized aliens’ access to non-essential public benefits and services; • Prohibit tax deductions for business expenses related to unauthorized aliens; • Institute a withholding tax for all electronic funds wire transfers to foreign parties or on negotiable bank drafts and international money orders without a valid Social Security Number;• Ban the use of foreign identification documents to establish identity or to obtain state identification cards unless accompanied by a U.S. document that demonstrates legal presence in the United States; and • Restrict the use of taxpayer identification numbers for purposes not authorized by the Internal Revenue Service, including identification, unless accompanied by a U.S. document that demonstrates legal presence in the United States.43 Utah Congressional Delegation RatingsUtah's Congressional delegation has been rated by Numbers USA. You may also compare Utah's delegation with the other states. Select Utah on the map.
Provo lawmaker a fierce defender of state's new immigration lawsProvo Daily Herald, July 15, 2009 Chris Herrod has been called a lot of things during the illegal immigration debate in this state. Passive isn't one of them. The Provo representative has taken a high-profile stance defending Senate Bill 81, which went into effect on July 1 and includes sweeping immigration reform. "It seems to be my lot in life because everyone else is afraid of the subject," says Herrod. Herrod Welcomes Meeting With BeckerAt The Senate Site, Rep. Chris Herrod says: "I appreciate the Mayor Becker's offer to meet. After two and half months, I look forward to finally having all my questions answered. "My hope is that we will discuss the real issues. The issue is not whether 'Hispanic residents are a valuable part of our Salt Lake City family.' I believe that they are. The vast majority of the Hispanics are good people as I believe is the case with all peoples and cultures around the world. The real issue, however, is what are the true costs of tolerating illegal immigration? Crime is certainly one since there are consequences of not screening individuals as happens during the legal immigration process. The issue is whether or not illegal aliens are better for the community than legal immigrants would be if given the opportunity? Why are we so willing to discriminate against those who choose to follow the law? Why are the opinions of legal Hispanics that are against illegal immigration not equally validated by Salt Lake City? "My issue with Salt Lake City is not whether SLCPD has the right to refuse to cross-deputize. Under SB 81, cross-deputization is clearly optional. The issue is whether or not it is appropriate for a Police Chief to influence public debate on SB 81 by saying that SLCPD keeps records and they have proven something 'time and time again' when these records do not exist. The issue is whether it appropriate for the Salt Lake Police Chief to use taxpayer money to continually speak against legislation that the majority of state legislators believed was necessary and with which the vast majority of Utahns agree. The issue is why I was given information that at the very least was misleading. Who made the decision to include 'Unknown' in the 'Non-Hispanic' category when under traffic citations 'Unknown' was clearly listed separately? "The issue is where is the concern for the civil rights of working class individuals who bear the brunt of illegal immigration? Those with less than a high school education are now facing 15.5% unemployment. Is tolerating illegal immigration fair to Utah’s laborers or new legal immigrants? "The issue is that the law was not followed when I requested information. Salt Lake Police are aware of the five day requirement (see Salt Tribune’s July 11 page 4 quoting a SLCPD officer.) My concern is that the police chief can question the integrity of legislators for months, yet city officials are disappointed when a legislator dares call into question the integrity of being given misleading information in an untimely manner. "We already face radical changes in our society with crushing debt that will lead to the loss of freedoms for our children. Is it not important to ask how are we going to pay for illegal immigration? As a society, we have forgotten that true compassion never comes forcibly at someone else’s expense and illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. "I look forward to a productive meeting." Rep. Herrod on Illegal Alien Crime, et alJuly 10, 2009 Rep. Chris Herrod has collected a bevy of statistics about illegal alien crime in Utah, successfully rebutting the Sutherland Institute, SLC Police Chief Burbank, the Deseret News, and others.
"Over the past few months, a tremendous amount of misinformation about illegal immigration in Utah and SB 81 has been given. Salt Lake City's Police Chief and others have propagated faulty information to the Public. . . . The most recent misinformation is the Sutherland Institute's "Just the Facts" and a Deseret News Editorial . . . ." Read Herrod's entire report here. (two files Utah Alien Crime.pdf and Utah Alien Arrests 2008.pdf )
UFIRE Newsletter June 2009 The Utah elections have passed with little change. The major change would be the 3rd Congressional District elected Jason Chaffetz to replace Chris Cannon. To this date Rep. Chaffetz seems to be doing well enough. Illegal Immigration was an important issue in the 2009 Legislative Session, but not a major issue. All attempts to weaken or get rid of SB-81 were defeated. Several new laws were passed that should be helpful. Read More Illegal, but Not Undocumented:Identity Theft, Document Fraud, and Illegal EmploymentBy Ronald W. Mortensen June 2009
This Backgrounder examines illegal immigration-related document fraud and identity theft that is committed primarily for the purpose of employment. It debunks three common misconceptions: illegal aliens are “undocumented;” the transgressions committed by illegal aliens to obtain jobs are minor; and illegal-alien document fraud and identity theft are victimless crimes. It discusses how some community leaders rationalize these crimes, contributing to a deterioration of the respect for laws in our nation, and presents a variety of remedies, including more widespread electronic verification of work status (E-Verify and the Social Security Number Verification Service) and immigrant outreach programs to explain the ramifications and risks of document fraud and identity theft. Read More CCOII Report on Illegal Alien Cost in St. GeorgeThe Citizens' Council on Illegal Immigration has published a report on the costs of illegal aliens to the taxpayers in Washington County. The report was distributed to government leaders. The report analyzes health, education and crime costs attributable to illegal aliens.
"As illegal immigration is widely acknowledged as a net loss for nearly all Utahns, and since our Organization is devoted to educating citizens and elected officials to that peril, the focus of our packet is on this continuing dilemma. We believe that through strict measures to curb illegal immigration across our entire state we will see the economic treasure that belongs to all Utahns preserved."
2009 UFIRE Voting Ratings for Utah Legislators are now available.10 of 29 senators received an A or B rating. 21 of 75 House members received an A or B rating. Regretably a total of 49 legislators scored D or below (Leaving 24 Mugwumps thoroughly straddling the fence!)
See how your legislator is doing. SENATE HOUSE
Senate Bill 81 – The Good, the Bad and What Citizens Can Do.
SB 81 Utah's law on immigration enforcement is due to take effect 1 July 2009.
UFIRE Blogtalk RadioPODCASTS available7/16/2009 The new changes to 287(g), Virginia costs, Discussion re KSL Mero Herrod interview on SB81 http://pandora.bonnint.net/audio/doug.rss
6/42009 News and Commentary re WI illegals driving ** CA wants jail reimbursement ** Arrest in Wyoming with raped return and sad stories ** Victims of illegals Crime ***SECOND HALF*** UFIRE 2009 Legislative ratings and new adjunct website http://sites.google.com/site/ufirenow/
5/29/2009 click here
"Immigration statistics from FAIR - Obama reforms - Oklahoma laws - Sotomayor nomination -La Raza - Proposed US legislation"
5/22/2009 click here
"News and commentary on illegal immigration - deportations, Aztlan, CA Jail Cost. Conversation with activist from CT" Guide for the Mexican Migrant
"The Mexican Government printed and distributed millions of copies of a comic book instructing people in Spanish how to enter the U.S. illegally and, if caught, how to claim the rights of American citizens! On this page are exact reproductions of three pages from this guide book. Illegal entry over our southern border is the same route used by the vicious Salvadoran gangs and by OTMs (Other Than Mexicans) who enter to commit crimes against Americans. Millions of illegal aliens are not only a threat to our safety, but are a burden to U.S. taxpayers who must pay for their emergency health care, their diseases, schooling for their children, and incarceration for the crimes they commit." (From Eagle Forum) The guide itself is available in the files section, |
