Only been a day, and I catch but a portion of the the public discussion, but is anyone noticing Friday's statement by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not exactly endorse HB497?
That would be Rep. Stephen Sandstrom's bill, which sets a few new standards for arresting and detaining those in the U.S. illegally. HB497 was one of a package of bills approved in Utah this year.
Consider it an enforcement-only bill. And, read this from an Associated Press story three weeks ago: "While most states rejected immigration crackdowns this year, conservative Geogia and Utah are the only states where comprehensive bills have passed."
I think the story is saying Utah and Georgia, at that date, were the only states to have comprehensive enforcement bills. What an honor. Or, dishonor.
So, the church statement is of interest. The part I am referring to says, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is concerned that any state legislation that only contains enforcement provisions is likely to fall short of the high moral standard of treating each other as children of God."
The connection between that statement and HB497 is surely being noticed, but it is not being overly verbalized. Bless the souls such as Sandstrom for doing what they think best on the immigration issue, but here's hoping they change their minds.
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