Utah A.G. proposing different kind of immigration reform

Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 6-29-2010 | Robert Gehrke

[Technoman]

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said Monday he is working with officials in Utah and Mexico to create a Utah-specific guest-worker pilot program that he believes could serve as a more forward-looking course for immigration reform than the path Arizona has followed.

“I do feel very strongly that those who are going to be opposed to the Arizona-style law have to have a counterproposal. Just saying ‘no’ isn’t going to cut it,” he said. “Utah can take control of its immigration destiny by having a comprehensive plan in place that addresses things like employment and security.”

[Technoman]

Clearly, Mark Shurtleff is looking out for the businesses, ie, McDonald’s, construction, etc, to keep the cheap labor pouring in. He is not looking out for the working stiff, many who are unemployed in an economy that is squeezing out the American worker.

A recent CBS poll indicates that well over 53 percent support Arizona’s SB-1070, while 17 percent believe it doesn’t go far enough. Yet, this clown is making deals with Mexican officials? WHAT IS HE SMOKING? It’s time for Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to step down.

[Ev Reeman]

No good unless the border is secured first!

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Geez, lets see, we have 9.7% unemployment among American citizens and we need to develop a worker program for foreigners to work in America? How progressive.

[Utah Binger]

Bring me illegal converts ping. Send illegals on missions ping.

[Tennessee Nana]

Utah-used-to-be-Mexico PING

[kbennkc]

"Oh my heck! Something has happened to our Utard Politicians! Pull up that flipping dress and run !"

Makes you miss economic genius of Reed Smoot and the integrity of Douglas Stringfellow .

[Tennessee Nana]

Send illegals on missions
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AMNESTY would change that awkward situation..

[Hodar]

We NEED as much misery as we can get here.

Maybe if we can only get more Mexican serial killers, murderers, rapists, child molesters, gangs and thugs - maybe the libtards in charge will get a family member in a ‘close encounter’ - for that is exactly what it’s gonna take for them to consider doing something else.

Until we have enough of our esteemed leaders burying some loved ones - nothing will change. They actually believe that they are following some higher calling, and are ignoring the facts and the will of the people. Unfortunately, the rest of us will have to suffer open war in our neighborhoods until enough people have been victimized - who are members of the leadership’s personal family - until the leaders decide to do something.

Watching the robberies, murders, rapes, molestations of unknown people has no effect on them.

Yeah, they are that blind.

[Defiant]

Secure the borders first! Enforce employer sanctions. When they’ve all gone home, then, consider guest worker programs. Right now, there are very few jobs we need Mexicans for. There are many that people want Mexicans for, so they can save some money. That means those employers are stealing from American workers, and also from American taxpayers when we pay the hidden costs of having that cheap labor here.

[Truth is a Weapon]

This kind of meddling by a state is clearly unconstitutional. A state cannot have a more relaxed law on immigration than the feds. A state cannot call someone legal who is illegal.

AZ on the other hand just regurgitated federal law and said we’re going to enforce it.

[Utah Binger]

AMNESTY would change that awkward situation.

I am really concerned about the millions of illegal Scandinavians sneaking into southern Utah and the Arizona strip. Colorado City is looking for illegal breeding women. Especially if they don't speak English they just obey and do not talk back.

Ahhhh...The legacy of Mormonism!

[RWGinger]

What BS
and this from the link talking about creating a guest worker program “Arizona explored such a deal, but it was scuttled when the state passed its restrictive immigration law.”
tells us the writer has an agenda and it isn’t for legal immigration.
Not to mention that if there are employment slots for highly educated people why not advertise in states with high unemployment> Hire Americans.

[Tennessee Nana]

illegal Scandinavians sneaking into southern Utah

breeding women.
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That was 170 years ago..

Back when “white and delightsome” was still acceptable..

Now the morg takes whatever it can get...

Illegal Mexicans ??? ...righto then...

You dark Lamanites c’mon...

We’ll show ya how to make your skin lighter...

[OldDeckHand]

"WHAT IS HE SMOKING? "

Whatever it is, it's in copious amounts. While to me it's clear that the AZ law does not violate the Supremacy Clause of the USC, it's equally clear that what AG Shurtleff is proposing would violate that same clause.

States can't negotiate immigration deals with foreign powers. That's a no brainer.

[OldDeckHand]

"Shurtleff said Dougall suggested that the state could issue its own visas."

Whatever Shurtleff is smoking, Dougall appears to be the dealer - and these two guys are allegedly Republicans.

[T Minus Four]

This is NUTS! They’ll just all leave Arizona and come here to Utah. Shurtleff needs to go.

Aren’t we aupposed to be the reddest state? We sure have a festering zit of blue in SLC.

[SpaceBar]

This kind of meddling by a state is clearly unconstitutional. A state cannot have a more relaxed law on immigration than the feds. A state cannot call someone legal who is illegal.

Correct. It amounts to a state having their own foreign policy, or ratifying a treaty with a foreign nation independent of the law of the collective states e.g. federal.

[HiJinx]

Ping!