Utah Compact is a declaration of five principles whose primary purpose is to "guide Utah's immigration discussions." At a ceremony held at the Utah State Capitol yard on November 11, 2010, it was signed by businesses, law enforcement and religious leaders including the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, and by various public figures and other individuals.
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Prinsip
The Principles of Compact Utah are
- Federal Solutions . Immigration, including border policy is a federal issue.
- Law Enforcement . Law Enforcement must have wisdom. Local law enforcement should focus on criminal activity rather than federal civil code violations.
- Family . Express opposition to policies that do not need to separate families.
- Economy . Recognizing the role of the immigrant economy. Advocate support for free market policies to maximize individual freedoms and opportunities.
- Free Society . The recognition that immigrants are part of the community. Expresses the need for a "humane approach to this reality, which reflects our unique culture, history, and spirit of inclusion.
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Reception
Among the supporters, the compact was praised in an editorial New York Times derived from "people who have good taste and goodwill". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) specifically supports the Compact through public statements, although it refuses to sign the Compact itself. The LDS Church counts about half the population of Utah as its followers, but the Compact is more controversial in the Utah Mormon culture itself.
Criticism
The Utah Compact is alleged by the Minuteman Project, conservative commentator Bob Lonsberry and former Arizona State Senator Karen Johnson for a deliberately misdirected language intended to subtly promote the tolerance of illegal immigration, opposition to immigration law enforcement, and amnesty for illegal aliens.
See also
- Immigration reform
Note
External links
- Official website
- Peggy Fletcher Stack, "LDS Panned on Immigration," Salt Lake Tribune 20 April 2011
- Stewart J Lawrence, "Latter-day Saints come marching in: Immigration reforms have eluded the Obama administration, but Republican initiatives supported by Mormons in Utah can hold the key," The Guardian, March 21 , 2010
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