Utah Compact | The Salt Lake Tribune: "Any reform program must be comprehensive, including enforcement.
That’s where the Utah Compact comes in. It is a statement of five principles that various civic and religious groups adopted to guide the state’s immigration reform effort. They include that a solution must come from the federal government; that local enforcement efforts should target criminal offenses, not civil immigration violations; that policies should not separate families; that the economic contributions of immigrant workers must be recognized; that immigrants must be treated humanely.
These are sensible starting points that should guide congressional debate. That’s why we hope the Utah Compact becomes America’s Compact."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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