Illegal immigration bills not in accord with Utah Compact, Bishop Wester says | Deseret News: "A driving force behind the Utah Compact skipped the governor's signing ceremony for the controversial illegal immigration bills the state Legislature passed this year.
While commending lawmakers and Gov. Gary Herbert for recognizing the value of immigrant workers and families, The Most Rev. John C. Wester said their political strategy poses severe risks for that 'vulnerable' population.
Wester, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, takes issue with the state passing laws before seeking the needed federal approval. He expressed those sentiments in a letter to parishioners and on the Intermountain Catholic website after Herbert signed the four bills March 15. In an interview Friday, he further explained his reticence about the so-called "Utah Solution."
"I find it a partial solution. I don't think it's time yet to pat ourselves on the back," he said. "The reality is that there never will be a Utah solution. The reality is there's going to be a United States of America solution.""
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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