2:20 pm By la Macha · Immigration|utah
14 Jul 2010I just…can’t even think of anything to say. My mouth is on the floor and I can’t pick it up.
An anonymous group in Utah calling itself “Concerned Citizens of the United States” has compiled a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants—including their birth dates, workplaces, and social security numbers. “Begin deportation now,” the accompanying letter instructs.
On Tuesday, government agencies like Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, along with Utah news media like the Mormon mouthpiece Deseret News, received a list of 1,300 names, mostly Hispanic in origin, and identifying information: Not just birthdays and phone numbers, but social security numbers, names of children, and, in a particularly sinister touch, due dates for some pregnant women on the list.
“Our group observes these people in our neighborhoods, driving on our streets, working in our stores, attending our schools and entering our public welfare buildings,” the letter reads. “We then spend the time and effort needed to gather information along with legal Mexican nationals who infiltrate their social networks and help us obtain the necessary information we need.”
“We plan to provide your office with new lists on a continual basis and request—no insist—that your agency take immediate and forceful action to the individuals on this list and begin deportation now.”
The private information contained on the list indicates that one of its compilers could be a government employee, with access to Utah Department of Health or other state databases that would have information like due dates. Governor Gary Herbert has said the state is doing an internal investigation.
They even included *due dates* of pregnant women. Due dates.
I feel safe, how about you?
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7 Responses to Anonymous Utah Group Creates List of 1,300 Alleged Illegal Immigrants
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July 14th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
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M.A.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
:/ This pisses me the hell off. I volunteer for an adult literacy coalition. Half of our students were born outside of the US. We don’t ask about their immigrant status. We help everybody.
I know it’s a narrow thing to think of but I think it extrapolates to tons and tons of organizations that are supposed to help people: undocumented immigrants won’t go because they think someone will report them. It’s not an unfounded fear because how else would all of this info get out? A free aid organization to help pregnant women or something that had their due dates? sickening.
whatsername
July 15th, 2010 at 2:02 am
I can’t even begin to express the utter rage this produces in me.
Dave Bennion
July 15th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
First Prop 8, now this. My former home state is vying with Arizona to be the most bigoted state in the land.
Maegan La Mala
July 15th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Are you originally from Utah Dave?
ladymorgue
July 15th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
ARRRRrrrgh !I don’t know what to say other than they must be breaking some laws of privacy! Oh ,what if they made a mistake and put someone who was not illegal or they arrest someone with the same name on the list( think no fly lists). It makes me want to find out who these people are and make a list with their names, birth dates, and pictures and their jobs, and mail it to their neighbors,bosses, coworkers ect with big letters “these people are racist, xenophobic,misogynistic. DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THEM”. I have a nasty feeling that a lot of people on that list aren’t even illegal.
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