State Rep. Stephen Sandstrom withstood a wave of protesters to introduce his proposed legislation to the public today. Later, I heard him on KSL Radio. "Illegal is not a race. It's a crime," he said, responding to those who believe his legislation would cause racial profiling.
His bill has been much anticipated as an Arizona-type law.
Rather than pursuing legislation against the undocumented resident, I believe we should focus our concern on those who are criminals in more serious ways. The two (undocumented workers and serious criminals) may overlap, but criminals also overlap with most every other group of people, from those who speed to those who belong to various religions. I believe crime entering our country is what we should be against. Just a week ago, a marijuana farm near Cedar City was uncovered, being farmed by Mexico nationals. It is this type of criminal element crossing our border we should be emphasizing our efforts against.
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