Ed. Note: I wish to thank the Ogden Standard-Examiner in Utah for having the political courage to publish this guest editorial. The Deseret News, one of Utah’s pro-amnesty news outlets, declined to print it. Visit my personal blog at www.CherilynEagar.com for more opinion editorials and comments. –CBE
Recently, I was in New Orleans on business. As I strolled down Bourbon Street, I was alarmed to see innocent young girls dressed and working as prostitutes, standing in the doorways with older men lurking over their shoulders coaching them in the trade. Even more disturbing were the New Orleans police who patrolled the streets with an air of “business as usual,” blind to the horrid crimes against minors surrounding them.
The suffering New Orleans economy, post-Katrina and post-BP Gulf oil leak disaster, thrives on this underground business, similar to the many U.S. employers who turn a blind eye to reap the benefits of cheap labor from illegal aliens.
The media has capitalized on the 1,300 frightened people of “The List”— some of whom may have been wrongfully accused. Insults from amnesty proponents compare this “List” to Nazi / Hitler-tactics. To my Jewish friends, this is the highest ethnic insult and should be respectfully reserved for Holocaust survivors only. It is also a flawed analogy because Jews, prior to the Third Reich, were legal and lawful citizens.
Enough is enough. Emotions and finger-pointing from all sides are raging. We desperately need pragmatic problem-solving right now.
Right, wrong or illegal, according to news reports, many on the “List” reside and work in Utah illegally unfettered by the Feds or state law enforcement. Together with a politically-elite open border policy, this is the heart of the problem. Now legal citizens, elected officials, law enforcement officials and bureaucratic agents face a huge ethical and legal dilemma.
It is time to return to the core issue: Illegal Aliens in Utah. We applaud Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s enthusiasm and zeal to bring justice to those who may have broken the law by disclosing private information. We now urge that same enthusiasm and zeal in prosecuting the illegal aliens on this and every list our government keeps.
Amnesty proponent Tony Yapias admitted his phone was ringing around the clock with people beyond those on the “List” who are terrified. Immigration attorney Mark Alvarez has publicly stated that illegal aliens in Utah are breaking the law. Then he gave them advice on how to protect themselves: follow the law and don’t get caught. This lack of respect for our legal system is astounding.
If someone in your neighborhood is breaking the law, what is your responsibility? We have elected officials to high office to protect our communities, state and nation. Like many hoping for common-sense immigration reform to solve the problem locally and nationally, I ask the Utah Attorney General to also prosecute those who are aiding, abetting and acting as accomplices to the felonies, which 75 percent of illegal aliens routinely commit: document fraud and identity theft. That doesn’t even include the large numbers who are directly connected to the drug cartels and drug-related crimes.
As AG Mark Shurtleff joins with Salt Lake’s Police Chief Chris Burbank and County Sheriff Jim Winder to ignore the real problems resulting from illegal immigration, they are intrinsically creating and fostering a crime culture in Utah similar to New Orleans. What’s worse, the “see no evil, hear no evil” approach is demolishing our Constitution and the pursuit of happiness.
This past week, a select group of 30 to 40 members of the community attended Governor Gary Herbert’s roundtable on illegal immigration. In coming weeks, the Utah Coalition on Illegal Immigration will present to Utah legislators a realistic resolution to curb the failed immigration policies of the past.
Cherilyn Eagar, former U.S. Senate candidate (R-UT) 2010 was rated the “True Reform” candidate by the Washington D.C.-based immigration policy organization NumbersUSA. She is the Vice President of WebsTarget, a Salt Lake City-based real estate Internet marketing company.
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Mandated E-Verify for every worker
casca Sunday, July 25th at 3:13PM EST (link)IF SANCTUARY CITY POLICIES ARE IGNORED BY THE DEPT OF JUSTICE, BUT THEY HOUND ARIZONA FOR IMPLEMENTING ITS OWN POLICIES AGAINST OVERWHELMING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EVEN THOUGH BASED ON FEDERAL LAW?
As the State of Arizona makes its case to give its police enablement to enforce immigration laws, the DOJ asked two questions whether Governor Brewers law is constitutional or not. For the Liberal Democrats can only be seen as pampering to the growing legal population of American-Hispanics and even larger population of the marginal group who have illegally settled in this sovereign land, expecting to be treated with respect after flouting immigration laws? 1. Does the law causes “irreparable harm.” 2. Does it circumvent federal law? Judge Bolton’s answers have not been immediately forthcoming, as she is taking it under advisement, but as both sides wait for a verdict in this nationwide argument. Whatever the outcome, is sure to be elevated eventually to the Supreme Court. The ramification for the economy of America depends on the final resolution. All eyes of other states are waiting patiently, so they can legislate their own laws and not only deport illegal immigrants, but stop the massive drain on welfare resources.
Most Americans think of just the IRS appropriations for federal health care treatment and education which in itself costs billions. But all states, counties and even cities—large and small towns such as Fremont, Nebraska are committed by unfair laws, that they mandated to use taxpayer money for public assistance to anybody who walks through the welfare doors. In the halls of “SCOTUS” some questions will finally be answered? Must taxpayers forfeit their hard-earned money to pay for illegal alien’s welfare, which includes gigantic public entitlements for birthright citizenship babies, whose pregnant mother knowingly slips across the border, fully aware of the “Anchor Baby” laws? Perhaps after all- was California Proposition 186 constitutional?
The fact that it never reached the Supreme Court has never been answered? Another anomaly is—Sanctuary Cities—which is a straightforward violation of federal law that has spread throughout America. Why have the DOJ gone after Arizona suffering from an economic breakdown, illegal alien trespassers, with overwhelming infringement of criminal activity. Both political parties have more than enough blame to go around, which from its refusal to follow “THE PEOPLE’S wishes, has created from an angry population “The tea Party.” No matter the demonization is growing in numbers and propagated as an insurrection to the Quid-Pro-Quo. It is a force to contend with new faces, contenders are being proposed to purge the incumbents.
Candidate Sharron Angle cannot possibly compete with Sen. Harry Reid’s money magnet from the open border interests and business lobbyists. It’s a shame that our political system has been corrupted by the contributions that copiously pour into Senators or Congressman’s campaign treasuries. It’s no surprise the majority of Washington is contaminated with those dollars, peso’s, pounds sterling, and other financial currency now allowed by court opinion. Harry Reid is no different with his new philosophy to force through yet another amnesty–far more condemning this time, than President Reagan amnesty signed into law in 1986. This time there are over 18 million, with perhaps millions with more pouring silently out of the woodwork. Sen. Harry Reid is far more dangerous, than Sharron Angle will ever be at the Capitol even though she has some immoderate views.
Sen. Reid was once a terminator against illegal immigration obviously has been refashioned by the business community to express their wishes, for favors given and fundamental cultural alliances. Harry Reid’s immigration record as indicated by NumbersUSA. Reid catches a deleterious ( F Minus ) on reducing Chain Migration, on Reducing illegal jobs and their population in America. (He tried to eliminate the federal employer enforcement E-Verify program in the Senate, but he was able only to make it discretionary. ) He made no attempt to reduce illegal immigration at the border or even reduce excessive visa programs. He failed to reduce AMNESTY inducements or illegal alien rewards. He has shown no improvement in preventing the illegal alien invasion, therefore he must not be returned to office. There is a very large populace of illegal aliens who had smothered the construction trade, with their illegal labor in Nevada.
Reid debilitated E-Verify from pin-pointing illegal labor in the construction and entertainment industry when it came up for a vote, as introduced by Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. So watch any illegal activity in the polling places or with the registration of absentee ballots, as Nevada like so many states have no safety regulations when voting? Knowing that Sen. Harry Reid is pro-amnesty, many illegal aliens may take the risk in voting. He is the epitome of those politicians passing AMNESTY, carefully disguised as a path to citizenship. But whatever it’s called, the taxpayers will be expected to cover all costs. Billions of dollars that should be going into taxpayers’ pockets for mortgages, auto loans and just placing food on the table as its being diverted to endorse the massive blocks of illegal aliens and their families.
WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS MONEY COMES FROM? FROM TAXPAYERS! Of course the open border opinion is that foreign national families pay their share, but it certainly does not parallel with the assessed 113 billion dollars a year that the Federation of American Immigration Reform specified a week back. At the federal level they can receive free hospital treatment, the education for their children that should be afforded to citizens and legal residents. In its conclusion the whole issue is about millions of extra Democratic votes, and copious dollars funneled to Republicans, going into businesses for exhibiting restraint on halting illegal labor in US. Sen. Harry Reid has reinvented himself from 1993 and now has no problem in this deep economic stagnation, from tolerating illegal aliens to stay and competing with the American mass jobless. Knowing full well that millions more people will promptly materialize if President Obama locates enough votes to pass an amnesty bill. Remember you can contact your Senator or Congressman-Women at 202-224-3121 to make your interests known.
Immediate Immigration news from the border war front: According to several news sources, not part of the Democratic-Liberal media. Who are said to be damping down the news, about these very dangerous group of paramilitary criminals. They are associated with the drug cartels have presumed to have taken over 2 ranches in Laredo, Texas. Los Zetos are blamed for many blood baths around the border region and now spread into the United States.
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