Daily Archives: February 4, 2008

Utah Legislature Bigotry

A new law is currently being pushed through the Utah Legislature that will seriously hurt the people of the State of Utah. Among other things, SB81 would make it illegal for an employer to fire a citizen if an undocumented worker is performing the same responsibilities.  WOW!  Let’s all say it together — discrimination!

I’m so tired of the immigration debate.  Actually, I’m not tired of the debate, I’m tired of the lack of substance on the side of the “anti-immigration movement.”  I like to call it the bigotry movement.  I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day about this and realized that there are so many people blinded by “illegal is illegal” argument.  I totally agree that what they are doing is illegal.  But so was so much of the Civil Rights Movement.

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