new developments on the issue of immigration reform in utah

In a grand twist of fate, luck, coincidence, etc., a coalition came together yesterday and signed a compact that basically refuted the Utah immigration reform bill proposed by the recently vilified Rep. Stephen Sandstrom. The compact basically states that we should leave immigration enforcement to the feds. Although the federal policy is flawed in many ways and has been throughout the history of the U.S., this is a crucial move forward by influential leaders in our community i.e. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese in Utah, John Wester, as well as several prominent conservative businesspeople here in Utah. And the biggest news? The LDS church endorsed the compact as well! Such an endorsement is significant because it means that the large population of LDS people in Utah- if they were leaning toward supporting the proposed legislation- may rethink their position and oppose the bill in order to support the Church's position. Here is a link to the article I read...

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50656971-78/church-utah-compact-bill.html.csp