Show Immigration Reform Heats Up House Brenda Lewis Community In a statement issued from the office of the Legislative Auditor General of the State of Utah it was revealed that in a twelve month period sixty two drivers driver's licenses were issued to people listing the same Salt Lake City apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment as their address In a 5 month period forty two licenses went to people in another apartment while thirty five licenses went to still another address in the city This is not an example of overcrowded overcrowded overcrowded over over- crowded living conditions It is an indication of fraudulent information being given to the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles by undocumented aliens In the statement to John L. L Valentine President of the Utah State Senate John M. M said that Utah is used as a portal by undocumented aliens to obtain drivers driver's licenses Contractors charge a fee to undocumented undocumented undocumented aliens outside the state and help them obtain an acceptable form of identification There are addresses in Price Gunnison St. St George and other Utah cities where multiple drivers driver's drivers driver's drivers driver's dri dri- dri- dri vers ver's licenses or personal identification tion cards have been issued Some of these addresses are currently under investigation by the US U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency The statement reformatted and reprinted by for Immigration Reform and Enforcement was given to a small but concerned audience at a meeting held Feb 17 at West Jordan City Hall The people came to hear Joan Molinaro Eugene Davies and David Ward speak about the need in Utah as aswell aswell aswell well as the rest of the US U.S. for enforcement of existing immigration laws Molinaro representative of Families for a Secure America lost her son on Sept 11 2001 He was a afire afire afire fire fighter in New York City who was killed when Tower One collapsed after being struck by a plane piloted by a terrorist Holding up a photo of her dead son Molinaro said I amnot am amnot amnot not willing to pay this price to get our government to protect us us usAn An active lobbyist for immigration reform Molinaro wants an answer to the question she posed in an open letter letter letter let let- ter to the New York Daily News Why isn't Bush changing immigration tion laws to make it harder for terrorists terrorists terrorists terror terror- to get drivers driver's licenses and visas The hijackers had sixty three drivers driver's licenses among them all the ID they needed to board the planes Molinaro urged citizens to participate participate participate pate in the process of immigration reform by picking up their phones and telling their representatives to stop giving drivers driver's licenses to people illegally illegally illegally ille ille- gally in this country Eugene Davies retired Deputy Chief Border Patrol Agent in the Northwest Sector was involved in the Border Patrols Patrol's arrest of John Lee Malvo the infamous Washington DC D.C. sniper The fingerprints obtained atthe at atthe atthe the arrest helped law enforcement identify the Jamaican terrorist The reason why Malvo was not deported has never been satisfactorily explained to Davies In an interview with Bob OReilly in October 2002 Davies said They INS held Malvo and his mother in custody it was-I was think it was almost three weeks before they were released And something happened during those three weeks See Immig Immigration continued oh on page 2 Immigration cont cant from front What it is I dont don't know In West Jordan Davies told of an individual who was apprehended by the border patrol four times in an 18 month period trying to enter the US U.S. from Canada The third time he was caught the Border Patrol notified the FBI who did not respond The suspect was granted political asylum after his fourth detainment detainment detainment detain- detain ment and within six months he was shot and killed in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City during a raid on a suspected bomb making oper oper- This man was the ringleader ringleader ringleader ring ring- leader of a group planning to bomb New York subways You better believe the war on terrorism is real said Davies Like Molinaro Davies I called for citizens to get involved in immigration reform The apathy we feel feelis feelis feelis is going to get us Davies said Your government is not protecting you This country is no different than your house David Ward Resident Agent in Charge US U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Central Utah is responsible with his 3 other agents for arrests of undocumented aliens in the last few years He said their priority is capturing capturing capturing cap cap- turing those who have committed committed committed com com- violent crimes but illegally illegally illegally ille ille- gally obtained identification is a real concern Ward listed existing laws that garner felony charges for those who falsify their Our current laws must be enforced said Ward He emphasized that having a drivers driver's license gives the bearer the right to vote There are currently four options concerning reform of Utah's method of issuing drivers driver's drivers driver's drivers driver's dri dri- vers ver's licensed to undocumented ed aliens before the Utah Legislature Sen Curt Bramble proposes replacing licenses with only drive-only permits permits permits per per- mits that can not be used as identification Rep Glenn Donnelson of North Ogden supports revoking licenses altogether Rep Aaron Tilton of Springdale recommends that undocumented aliens register register reg reg- ister on a data base pay monthly fees and attend a class if they want to drive in Utah a tJ |