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Posted on 07/17/2010 11:03:14 AM PDT by Ronbo1948
Two employees with the Department of Workforce Services have been put on leave after an investigation revealed that they apparently accessed records on hundreds of Utah residents to compile a list of 1,300 names of people purportedly in the country illegally.
A handful of other DWS workers also may have been part of the effort and are the subject of an ongoing probe. “This tactic by these rogue employees to go out and single out individuals and their families and, in some cases, falsely accusing people of an illegal status is in fact deplorable and is in fact counterproductive to the issue that ought to be the focus, which is the illegal immigration issue,” Gov. Gary Herbert said at a press conference.
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Proving a false fact is easy. What are you doing with the illegals on the list?
Put on leave? Heck give them a raise and a promotion!
The government has way too many records, and way too little restraint on employees accessing those records.
Just another reason why the government shouldn’t be allowed anywhere NEAR people’s private medical records.
Every day there are stories of government employees illegally accessing or stupidly losing our private records.
I’m with you on that Alice. I thought it was illegal NOT to report a crime.
I’m sure our medical records and BMI will be safe, though...
” is in fact deplorable and is in fact counterproductive “
No, what is deplorable is the State’s and Federal “effort” in enforcing the laws. What is counterproductive is the States allowing sanctuary citizens. More citizens need to take responsibility instead of sitting around waiting for the gubment to do its job. We lend them our power. It is high time we take it back.
But the Washington Post is boasting about revealing the names of companies doing top secret work for America, where the work is being done and the nature of that work. I don't hear any outrage from the alien Obama administration or from the Alien president about this treason. But expose illegals in the country, why that's positively criminal!
....then, Mr. Governor, why have you not turned in those that you know have NOT been "falsely accused"?
I sure hear that, and I have been trying to explain that to the idjiots all along.
“Proving a false fact is easy. What are you doing with the illegals on the list?”
Give them lots of free stuff at taxpayer expense! Compassionate Leftism never felt so good with other people’s money!
The “List” should be a monthly report.
And the guys who generated it should be promoted.
The Gov is clearly, out of touch. Loser, GTH. Utah, what's wrong with you?
Gov, I'll bet your list of state tax scofflaws is 100% OK.
You could find that many illegals in the checkout lines at the West Valley Wal-Mart, any given time on a Saturday or Sunday. 130,000 wouldn't even be a good start for the whole state. 1.3 million might be closer to the actual number of illegals in Utah.
You got that right...BIG TIME! “Comrades of Oceania: It is ILLEGAL for you to report ILLEGAL activity” -per order, BB
Yes, Herbert...Inquiring minds here in Utah want to know!
Sometimes you hate it when you’re right.
Why are these state workers in trouble?? So they don’t have documentatin as investigators? So.
Are we going to start punishing people for simply being undocumented?
Seriously, they should start referring to themselves as “undocumented ICE agents”. Hmmm.... Sounds like a good T-shirt.
Gary Herbert and Rick Perry need to form the “open borders RINO” Governor’s Association.
Arnold and Charlie Christ will join right up. And they can even allow Bill Richardson an “associate membership”.
Has a check been done to determine if those Social Security numbers were stolen from tax-paying, US CITIZENS???
Just how is demonstrating the existence of illegals - and demonstrating that the state is affirmatively choosing not to follow federal immigration law - counterproductive to the illegal immigration issue?
I think they mean that this knowledge becoming public is counterproductive to them continuing their unlawful behavior.
Damn straight bitches.
Don't sanctuary cities preempt federal law????
Can't a citizen sue to stop them then?
Here's my call... one of them will run for office and win.
You’re an optimist. My call is that both are going to a Federal prison to join Ramos and Compean.
Virtue and initiative are not rewarded in public service.
State workers actually doing work to benefit the state? Will wonders never cease?
Utah is also a RINOS nest - remember Chris Cannon? When you see this stuff going on, you know that there are lots of people in Utah making lots of money off illegal alien labor and these people are calling the shots in Utah politics.
As for these state employees releasing information - remember how some Democrat bureaucrat violated the personal government records of Joe the plummer? Joe was not committing a crime, he was simply using his rights as an American citizen to speak his mind. But his rights were violated by a government employee for vindictive political reasons. But when people on the inside of government act as whistle-blowers to protect the tax payers rights, then they must be punished. I don’t think the Democrat apparachik was punished for violating the rights of Joe the plummer.
I hope that these loyal Americans do not run off with their tails between their legs. I hope they hold their heads high and go on the offensive. These employees are not the ones who have skeletons in their closets, it is the hypocritical politicians. They should appear before the press, defiantly, name names and threaten to sue as they were simply whistle-blowers who were protecting the law and the tax payers. Isn’t there a law that is supposed to protect whistle-blowers?
If there is one thing that cockroaches and crooked politicians cannot stand, it is sunlight!
“you know that there are lots of people in Utah making lots of money off illegal alien labor and these people are calling the shots in Utah politics”
I agree. Same situation in Texas BIG TIME.
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