In our opinion: Immigration reform debate: Envisioning society

Deseret News editorial

Published: Monday, Oct. 3 2011 12:00 a.m. MDT

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One of the most perplexing questions in the nation's immigration reform debate has been that of who is responsible for it. What do states have the power to enact? Which powers and responsibilities are reserved to the federal government? And what can feds order states to do — or not to do?

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SLars

Provo, UT

There is nothing unethical about enforcing immigration laws. It's unethical to stop their enforcement and hurt Americans and legal immigrants.

Your answer is to let more people come to the country legally? With 22 million people out of

3:15 a.m. Oct. 3, 2011
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RRB

SLC, UT

"For example, the Alabama law states that all contracts entered into by undocumented immigrants are void. Imagine the license incentive, even this grants for unethical persons to take massive advantage of this class of people."

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12:26 a.m. Oct. 3, 2011
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John Charity Spring

Back Home in Davis County, UT

Thomas F. Meagher once stated that, "a country which refuses to enforce the law in one area soon loses the power to enforce the law in any area." Meagher was right, and that is why immigration laws must be enforced.

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8:00 a.m. Oct. 3, 2011
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