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Mr Yapias did threaten to press charges against officers who try to enforce the law. He threatened to file lawsuits against officers who discriminate based on perceived race as to whom they will apply their new found powers.
I would only add though that nor does the number of arrests of illegal aliens accurately indicate their actual crime rate (the real criterion) - since only a small percentage of illegal aliens are ever arrested for their crimes, thanks to our corrupt, "look the other way" government when it comes to the illegal alien invasion!
These two groups were able to get SCR-1 passed, a resolution asking the federal government to allow Utah to create its own "special guest worker program." This appears to have been given to those representing the cheap labor employers to smooth over their frustrations of not being able to weaken SB-81 due to the fierce public opposition. Much of this opposition was clearly evident at the Illegal Immigration Interim Committee Hearings held around the state.
SB-81 is weak and needs to require all employers to E-Verify employees. In addition it needs an enforcement mechanism, such as taking away their business license as they do in Arizona. They also need to disallow employers from deducting from state income taxes those wages paid to someone without a valid SSN.
Judges let many people avoid jail time, not only the undocumented. Pleas in obeyance, ankle braceletts, probation, these go to all kinds of people, not just the undocumented.
So what else is new?
What's new is that while pleas in abeyance, ankle bracelets, and probation go to all kinds of people, only illegal aliens from Mexico are given the explicit promise by local law enforcement (namely the Salt Lake Police and the UHP) that it is going to refuse to enforce the law as it applies to them.
THAT'S what's new.
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