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Two state employees suspected of compiling list in Utah
The governor made a statement, two employees have been placed on administrative leave, the various levels of the Republican Party (at least in Utah) have said good things, and Kirsten Cox, head of the state department the employees worked for said, ""The people we have identified certainly have some very strong political opinions and are frustrated," Cox said, about the issue of illegal immigration. "If they want to go rogue, they need to quit the department."
Governor Herbert went on to say the only sources for the information were Medicaid files and assistance programs which the children of undocumented residents; who are citizens, are entitled to use.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said during a separate event Friday that once information from the governor's investigation is turned over to his office by Monday, "We will begin an immediate, aggressive, formal investigation.
"We'll do that jointly with the U.S. attorney's office, because from what we're hearing, mostly likely federal and state privacy laws may have been violated. We're talking serious crimes that could rise to a felony," he said.
Utah Republican Party Chairman Dave Hansen said in a statement Friday that the party supported Herbert's request for an investigation into the origination and release of the list.
"The unlawful release of private information to the public is unconscionable under any circumstances and is not to be tolerated," Hansen said in the statement. "Immigration is an emotional and much-debated issue, not only here in Utah, but nationwide. However, flaunting the law because of frustration with the law is no excuse for illegal behavior.
That, my friends, is a good thing. Even if you think there is a lack of sincerity, the public rhetoric, the stand for law and order (even when it contradicts some of the party's planks) is good for the commonweal.
Two people. At this point, if there were more, we'll find out, but I suspect it's just the two of them.
Two state employees suspected of compiling list in Utah
The governor made a statement, two employees have been placed on administrative leave, the various levels of the Republican Party (at least in Utah) have said good things, and Kirsten Cox, head of the state department the employees worked for said, ""The people we have identified certainly have some very strong political opinions and are frustrated," Cox said, about the issue of illegal immigration. "If they want to go rogue, they need to quit the department."
Governor Herbert went on to say the only sources for the information were Medicaid files and assistance programs which the children of undocumented residents; who are citizens, are entitled to use.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said during a separate event Friday that once information from the governor's investigation is turned over to his office by Monday, "We will begin an immediate, aggressive, formal investigation.
"We'll do that jointly with the U.S. attorney's office, because from what we're hearing, mostly likely federal and state privacy laws may have been violated. We're talking serious crimes that could rise to a felony," he said.
Utah Republican Party Chairman Dave Hansen said in a statement Friday that the party supported Herbert's request for an investigation into the origination and release of the list.
"The unlawful release of private information to the public is unconscionable under any circumstances and is not to be tolerated," Hansen said in the statement. "Immigration is an emotional and much-debated issue, not only here in Utah, but nationwide. However, flaunting the law because of frustration with the law is no excuse for illegal behavior.
That, my friends, is a good thing. Even if you think there is a lack of sincerity, the public rhetoric, the stand for law and order (even when it contradicts some of the party's planks) is good for the commonweal.
Two people. At this point, if there were more, we'll find out, but I suspect it's just the two of them.
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Date: 2010-07-16 10:05 pm (UTC)