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A list containing the names and personal information of 1,300 people an anonymous group contends are illegal immigrants has been mailed around Utah, terrifying the state's Hispanic community. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he has asked state agencies to investigate the origin of the list _ sent anonymously to several media outlets, and law enforcement and state agencies. A letter accompany…
The List is 29 pages, single-spaced. 13-hundred names. Adults and children. Names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays and a sprinkling of other even more personal information. Evidence seems to point to the database at Workforce Services as the source of The List. That would most likely mean an employee took it.
LAYTON -- In the midst of an immigration firestorm, Gov. Gary Herbert will gather a statewide roundtable next week to explore immigration reform he hopes best serves Utah's interests. Starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Herbert will facilitate a roundtable discussion with various stakeholders to explore the issues as lawmakers consider controversial immigration legislation.
For years, both sides of the immigration issue have debated whether immigrants take jobs that Americans won't. Now, high unemployment and a tough new Arizona immigration law will test that idea in a $9 billion industry: Arizona agriculture.
SALT LAKE CITY — A list of 1,300 Utah residents described as illegal immigrants has sown fear among some Hispanics here and prompted an investigation into its origins and dissemination. Each page of the list is headed with the words "Illegal Immigrants," and each entry contains details about the individuals listed — from their addresses and telephone numbers to their dates of birth and, in the case of pregnant women,…
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - As news of the list of supposed illegal immigrants spreads through Utah's Latino community, fear is also spreading. One indication: The majority of the people contacted by ABC 4 had no desire to comment, much less be interviewed.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - As news of the list of supposed illegal immigrants spreads through Utah's Latino community, fear is also spreading. One indication: The majority of the people contacted by ABC 4 had no desire to comment, much less be interviewed.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Who compiled and distributed a list of purported illegal immigrants? A Latino activist says he has a recording of a phone call that points to state employees. The Department of Workforce Services admits its database has all the information needed to compile such a list. Meanwhile, Gov. Gary Herbert has vowed to work with various state agencies to determine if any were involved in the compilation and…
SALT LAKE CITY -- The governor's office is wasting no time trying to determine whether a supposed illegal immigrant list originated in a state database. Law enforcement and Utah media received copies of the list Monday. Computer experts were working Wednesday to cross-check the list with various databases
SALT LAKE CITY — An anonymous group says it quietly watched Hispanics in their neighborhoods, schools, churches and "public welfare buildings" to compile a list of 1,300 people it says are illegal immigrants living in Utah. The group sent the list to law enforcement agencies and news media demanding that those named "be deported immediately."
SALT LAKE CITY — Do you notice more grocery stores owned by Hispanics that cater to Hispanics? Or car dealerships? Or restaurants? The Census Bureau has noticed them, too, and says the growth rate for such businesses in Utah is among the fastest in the nation. It reported Tuesday that the number of Hispanic-owned businesses in Utah jumped by 78 percent between 2002 and 2007 — and revenues rocketed up by almost 138 pe…
SALT LAKE CITY — A list containing the names and personal information of 1,300 people an anonymous group contends are illegal immigrants has been mailed around Utah, terrifying the state's Hispanic community. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he has asked state agencies to investigate the list — sent anonymously to several media outlets, and law enforcement and state agencies. A letter accomp…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Gov. Gary Herbert has ordered an investigation into the release of 1,300 names of people purportedly living in Utah as illegal immigrants. The anonymous release of the 30-page package of detailed private information arrived in the mail at various locations starting late last week. Copies were sent to at least a half-dozen agencies, including law enforcement and media outlets in the Top of Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Governor Gary Herbert ordered an investigation into the source of a letter containing a list of people accused of being illegal immigrants on Tuesday. The Governor's office confirmed to ABC 4 News that Herbert's investigation will look into whether the names, along with social security numbers were the result of a leak within a government agency.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The governor wants to know who did it. Who are these "Concerned Citizens of the United States" that sent out a list containing names and personal information on 1,300 Utah residents and claiming they're here illegally.
SALT LAKE CITY - An anonymous letter sent to local law enforcement and media outlets lists names of alleged undocumented immigrants living in Utah. The list contains the names, addresses, phone numbers and birth states of 1300 adults and children, all of whom are of Hispanic descent. The sender, listed as "Concerned Citizens of the United States," claim they are not a militia or cult and insist those on the list to b…