Utah Compact

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The Utah Compact is a declaration of five principles whose stated purpose is to "guide Utah's immigration discussion."[1] At a ceremony held on the grounds of the Utah State Capitol on November 11, 2010, it was signed by business, law enforcement and religious leaders including the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City,[2] and by various other community leaders and individuals.

## Contents

* 1 Principles
* 2 Reception
* 3 Criticism
* 4 See also
* 5 Notes
* 6 External links

## Principles[edit]

The Principles of the Utah Compact are

1. Federal Solutions. Immigration, including border policy is a federal issue.
2. Law Enforcement. Law Enforcement should have discretion. Local law enforcement should focus on criminal activity rather than violations of federal civil code.
3. Families. Stating opposition to policies that unnecessarily separate families.
4. Economy. Recognition of the economic role of immigrants. Advocates support for free market policies to maximize individual freedom and opportunity.
5. A Free Society. Recognition that immigrants are part of society. States the need for a "humane approach to this reality, reflecting our unique culture, history and spirit of inclusion.[3]

## Reception[edit]

Among supporters, the compact was complimented in a New York Times editorial[4] as coming from "people of good sense and good will". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) notably endorsed the Compact via a public statement, though it declined to sign the Compact itself.[5][6] The LDS Church counts about half of Utah's residents as its adherents, but the Compact is more controversial in Utah Mormon culture itself.[7][8]

## Criticism[edit]

The Utah Compact is alleged by the Minuteman Project, conservative commentator Bob Lonsberry, and former Arizona State Senator Karen Johnson to contain deliberately misleading language intended to subtly promote tolerance of illegal immigration, opposition to enforcement of immigration law, and amnesty for illegal aliens.[9][10][11]

## See also[edit]

* Immigration reform

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "The Utah Compact". The Utah Compact text.
2. ^ Carole Mikita (11 November 2010). "'Utah Compact' urges guidelines for immigration discussion". KSL-TV. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
3. ^ "The Utah Compact". The Utah Compact text.
4. ^ NY Times editorial (4 December 2010). "The Utah Compact". The New York Times.
5. ^ "Immigration: Shurtleff can't find support for Compact" (Salt Lake Tribune)
6. ^ "Among Mormons, a deep divide on immigration" (Los Angeles Times)
7. ^ "LDS panned on immigration" (Salt Lake Tribune)
8. ^ Goodstein, Laurie (February 2, 2012), "Romney's Tough Immigration View Is at Odds With His Church", New York Times
9. ^ "Utah Minuteman Project responds to 'Utah Compact'".
10. ^ Bob Lonsberry (15 November 2010). "Utah Compact is Offensive, Arrogant and Dishonest".
11. ^ series of eight articles by Karen Johnson on the Utah Compact

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Peggy Fletcher Stack, "LDS Panned on Immigration," Salt Lake Tribune, April 20, 2011
* Stewart J Lawrence, "The Latter Day Saints come marching in: Immigration reform has eluded the Obama administration. But a Mormon-backed Republican initiative in Utah may hold the key," The Guardian, March 21, 2010

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Immigration to the United States and related topics

Relevant colonial era,
United States and
international laws

| Colonial era|

* Nationality law in the American Colonies
* Plantation Act 1740

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18th century|

* Naturalization Act 1790 / 1795 / 1798

19th century|

* Naturalization Law 1802
* Act to Encourage Immigration (1864)
* Civil Rights Act of 1866
* 14th Amendment (1868)
* Naturalization Act 1870
* Page Act (1875)
* Immigration Act of 1882
* Chinese Exclusion (1882)
* Scott Act (1888)
* Immigration Act of 1891
* Geary Act (1892)

1900-1949|

* Immigration Act of 1903
* Naturalization Act 1906
* Gentlemen's Agreement (1907)
* Immigration Act 1907
* Immigration Act 1917 (Asian Barred Zone)
* Immigration Act 1918
* Emergency Quota Act (1921)
* Cable Act (1922)
* Immigration Act 1924
* Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934)
* Filipino Repatriation Act (1935)
* Nationality Act of 1940
* Bracero Program (1942-1964)
* Magnuson Act (1943)
* War Brides Act (1945)
* Luce–Celler Act (1946)

1950-1999|

* UN Refugee Convention (1951)
* Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 / 1965
* Refugee Act (1980)
* Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)
* American Homecoming Act (1989)
* Immigration Act 1990
* Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act (INTCA) 1994
* Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) (1996)
* Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (1997)
* American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) (1998)

21st century|

* American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) (2000)
* Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) (2000)
* H-1B Visa Reform Act (2004)
* Real ID Act (2005)
* Secure Fence Act (2006)
* DACA (2012)
* Executive Order 13769 (2017)
* Executive Order 13780 (2017)
* Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States (2021)

Visas and policies|

* Visa policy
* Permanent residence
* Visa Waiver Program
* Temporary protected status
* Asylum
* Green Card Lottery
* Central American Minors
* US-VISIT
* Security Advisory Opinion
* E-Verify
* Section 287(g)
* National Origins Formula
* Expedited removal
* Detention
* Family
* Unaccompanied children
* Trump administration family separation policy

Government
organizations

* Department of Homeland Security
* Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* U.S. Border Patrol (BORTAC)
* U.S. Customs and Border Protection
* U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
* Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
* Executive Office for Immigration Review
* Board of Immigration Appeals
* Office of Refugee Resettlement

Supreme Court cases|

* US v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
* Ozawa v. US (1922)
* US v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923)
* US v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975)
* Zadvydas v. Davis (2001)
* Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting (2011)
* Barton v. Barr (2020)
* DHS v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal. / Wolf v. Vidal (2020)
* Niz-Chavez v. Garland (2021)
* Sanchez v. Mayorkas (2021)

Related issues
and events

* 2006 protests
* Brooks County, Texas
* Central American migrant caravans
* Economic impact
* Effects
* Eugenics in the United States
* Guest worker program
* Human trafficking
* Human smuggling
* Coyotaje
* Immigration reduction
* Immigration reform
* List of people deported from the United States
* Mexico–United States barrier
* Mexico-United States border crisis
* Labor shortage
* March for America
* Illegal immigrant population
* Reverse immigration
* Unaccompanied minors from Central America

Geography|

* Mexico–United States border
* Canada–United States border
* United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints

Proposed legislation|

* DREAM Act (2001-2010)
* H.R. 4437 (2005)
* McCain-Kennedy (2005)
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2006
* STRIVE Act (2007)
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2007
* Uniting American Families Act (2000–2013)
* Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
* SAFE Act (2015)
* RAISE Act (2017)
* US Citizenship Act of 2021

Immigration stations
and points of entry|

* Angel Island
* Castle Garden
* East Boston
* Ellis Island
* Otay Mesa
* San Ysidro
* Sullivan's Island
* Washington Avenue

Operations|

* "Wetback" (1954)
* "Peter Pan" (1960-1962)
* "Babylift" (1975)
* "Gatekeeper" (1994)
* "Endgame" (2003-2012)
* "Front Line" (2004-2005)
* "Streamline" (2005-present)
* "Return to Sender" (2006-2007)
* "Jump Start" (2006-2008)
* "Phalanx" (2010-2016)
* "Faithful Patriot" (2018-present)

State legislation|

* California DREAM Act (2006-2010)
* Arizona SB 1070 (2010)
* Alabama HB 56 (2011)

Non-governmental
organizations

* Arizona Border Recon
* California Coalition for Immigration Reform
* CASA of Maryland
* Center for Immigration Studies
* Center for Migration Studies of New York
* Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
* Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
* Community Change
* Federation for American Immigration Reform
* Mexica Movement
* Mexicans Without Borders
* Migration Policy Institute
* Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
* Minuteman Project
* National Immigration Forum
* National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
* Negative Population Growth
* No More Deaths
* NumbersUSA
* Save Our State
* Utah Compact

Documentaries|

* Borderland (TV series)
* Missing in Brooks County

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