http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Utah Compact en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:26 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579473/Parenting-language-derails-Utah-County-GOP-immigration-compromise.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579473/Parenting-language-derails-Utah-County-GOP-immigration-compromise.html A proposed change in the Utah County Republican platform on immigration pitched as a compromise between the current stand and... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:45:41 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579376/Facebook-founder-funding-immigration-ads-that-aired-in-Utah-will-they-have-an-impact.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579376/Facebook-founder-funding-immigration-ads-that-aired-in-Utah-will-they-have-an-impact.html A television commercial that aired in Utah backing the immigration reform legislation pending in Congress, paid for by a... Fri, 03 May 2013 06:52:16 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627917/Utah-Compact-is-respectful-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627917/Utah-Compact-is-respectful-reform.html One of the five principles of the Utah Compact focuses on families — most importantly, keeping them together.... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627531/Will-Utah-parties-change-how-they-pick-candidates.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627531/Will-Utah-parties-change-how-they-pick-candidates.html It seems the world spins out of control, with cataclysmic events occurring far beyond our feeble minds to comprehend. We'll... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578426/Senate-compromise-on-immigration-reform-cheered-jeered-in-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578426/Senate-compromise-on-immigration-reform-cheered-jeered-in-Utah.html Immigration reforms proposed by a bipartisan group of senators, which include a path to citizenship for some 11 million... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:46:53 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626610/Helping-undocumented-Americans.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626610/Helping-undocumented-Americans.html Even though I am an immigrant myself, it was not too long ago that I viewed undocumented immigrants with scrutiny. I believed... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577792/Mormon-pioneer-tale-similar-to-those-of-other-immigrants.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577792/Mormon-pioneer-tale-similar-to-those-of-other-immigrants.html The citizens of Utah should be some of the most understanding and compassionate people in regards to immigration, according... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:25:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576578/Utah-Compact-gets-little-love-from-Utah-County-GOP-committee.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576578/Utah-Compact-gets-little-love-from-Utah-County-GOP-committee.html The Utah County Republican Central Committee overwhelmingly rejected Saturday a proposal to include the Utah Compact in its... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624615/The-immigration-debates-hoax.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624615/The-immigration-debates-hoax.html The media recently ignored what should have been front page news — Utah Senate testimony about the harm Utah's Guest... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575763/The-immigration-debates-great-hoax.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575763/The-immigration-debates-great-hoax.html Legal immigrants from over two dozen countries have expressed their frustrations to me about the bias in the media which... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:01:49 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621259/Momentum-building-toward-meaningful-immigration-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621259/Momentum-building-toward-meaningful-immigration-reform.html For the first time in decades, momentum is building in Congress toward meaningful immigration reform. This is a positive step... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621228/Grays-19-points-leads-California-women-past-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621228/Grays-19-points-leads-California-women-past-Utah.html Missing its best post player and facing a defense coach Lindsay Gottlieb admittedly wasn't prepared for, California needed a... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:57:11 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568109/Drafter-of-Utah-Compact-calls-document-gold-standard-for-fixing-nations-immigration-problems.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865568109/Drafter-of-Utah-Compact-calls-document-gold-standard-for-fixing-nations-immigration-problems.html Paul Mero, president of the Sutherland Institute, a Utah-based conservative public policy think tank, said he intends to... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:55:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566453/Election-hastens-urgency-for-immigration-reform-Chamber-panelists-say.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566453/Election-hastens-urgency-for-immigration-reform-Chamber-panelists-say.html The morning after Election Day, the nation woke up to a different sensibility about the need for comprehensive immigration... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:24:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563795/Governor-candidates-Herbert-Cooke-spar-over-economy-health-care-immigration-at-Chamber-forum.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563795/Governor-candidates-Herbert-Cooke-spar-over-economy-health-care-immigration-at-Chamber-forum.html The second matchup between GOP Gov. Gary Herbert and his Democratic challenger, Peter Cooke, again highlighted their... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:06:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765585903/Immigration-ruling-reveals-the-need-for-federal-regulation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765585903/Immigration-ruling-reveals-the-need-for-federal-regulation.html Justice opinions in the immigration ruling point to the same conclusion: in order to regulate immigration the president and... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553677/NY-Times-profiles-Utah-AG-Mark-Shurtleff-for-unusual-immigration-stance.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553677/NY-Times-profiles-Utah-AG-Mark-Shurtleff-for-unusual-immigration-stance.html The New York Times highlighted Utah's unique approach to illegal immigration this week with a profile of Utah Attorney... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:38:06 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552746/Red-roundup-Mark-Shurtleff-undeterred-in-battle-with-BCS.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552746/Red-roundup-Mark-Shurtleff-undeterred-in-battle-with-BCS.html Dennis Dodd of cbssports.com reports on the determination of Utah attorney general Mark Shurtleff to file suit against the BCS. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:49:49 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551642/Democrats-denounce-Healthcare-Compact-legislation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551642/Democrats-denounce-Healthcare-Compact-legislation.html A bill to allow Utah to opt out of federal health care reform laws and assume responsibility for programs such as Medicare... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:37:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551527/Utah-Senate-passes-Healthcare-Compact-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551527/Utah-Senate-passes-Healthcare-Compact-bill.html The Utah Senate passed SB208 Monday, a bill that would allow Utah to join an interstate compact to opt out of federal health... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:15:37 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550540/Addressing-emotions-about-immigration-key-to-solving-the-problem.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550540/Addressing-emotions-about-immigration-key-to-solving-the-problem.html Immigration. We can’t ignore it. Just seeing or even just imagining the word irritates many and starts the juices... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700218971/Utah-Compact-a-model-for-Arizona-immigration-effort.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700218971/Utah-Compact-a-model-for-Arizona-immigration-effort.html Following in Utah's footsteps, business and civic leaders in Arizona have teamed up to draft a document that advocates for... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:29:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700215460/Mormons-immigration-attitudes-set-them-apart.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700215460/Mormons-immigration-attitudes-set-them-apart.html The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life's survey of Mormons released this past week confirms that U.S.... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:12:30 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705397233/Bishop-Wester-calls-on-Utah-Legislature-to-push-Congress-to-reform-nations-immigration-laws.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705397233/Bishop-Wester-calls-on-Utah-Legislature-to-push-Congress-to-reform-nations-immigration-laws.html The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City urged the Utah Legislature Wednesday night to pass a key immigration resolution. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:26:13 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705397165/Catholic-bishops-advocates-to-meet-in-Salt-Lake-to-discuss-immigration-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705397165/Catholic-bishops-advocates-to-meet-in-Salt-Lake-to-discuss-immigration-reform.html Fixing the nation's broken immigration system is a federal responsibility, says Bishop John C. Wester of the Catholic Diocese... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:32:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394800/Feds-sue-Utah-over-illegal-immigration-enforcement-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394800/Feds-sue-Utah-over-illegal-immigration-enforcement-bill.html Utah will aggressively fight a federal lawsuit attacking the state's controversial immigration enforcement law, Mark... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:59:44 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700199318/The-winners-and-the-losers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700199318/The-winners-and-the-losers.html Loser: Only 45.8 percent of American children age 17 live in intact married families, according to the Family Research... Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394510/Salt-Lake-Chamber-urges-Utah-congressmen-to-get-moving-on-immigration-reform.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394510/Salt-Lake-Chamber-urges-Utah-congressmen-to-get-moving-on-immigration-reform.html The Salt Lake Chamber wants the state's congressional delegation to get behind the Utah Compact and advance comprehensive... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:12:19 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394281/State-Sen-Ben-McAdams-officially-enters-race-for-Salt-Lake-County-mayor.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394281/State-Sen-Ben-McAdams-officially-enters-race-for-Salt-Lake-County-mayor.html State Sen. Ben McAdams formally announced his candidacy for Salt Lake County mayor on Monday, saying he will file with the... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:40 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394193/Photos-1-year-after-signing-the-Utah-Compact-signatories-reaffirm-their-support.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394193/Photos-1-year-after-signing-the-Utah-Compact-signatories-reaffirm-their-support.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:05:53 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394066/Utah-Compact-helped-turn-anti-immigration-tide-in-Arizona.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394066/Utah-Compact-helped-turn-anti-immigration-tide-in-Arizona.html The outcome of Tuesday's historic recall election in Arizona should help embolden conservative Republicans who champion... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:56:35 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:33:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700193807/Support-Utah-Compact.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700193807/Support-Utah-Compact.html As we approach the year anniversary of the signing of the Utah Compact, I am writing to voice my support for its... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700192604/Forging-new-consensus-on-immigration.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700192604/Forging-new-consensus-on-immigration.html By his optimism and his trying to plant seeds of change, you would think Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is our own Johnny... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700191777/States-talk-immigration-economics-at-Utah-summit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700191777/States-talk-immigration-economics-at-Utah-summit.html As more states consider stronger immigration laws, political, business and religious leaders from throughout the West... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:50:05 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700170866/FAIR-Mormon-immigration-policy-considered-at-conference.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700170866/FAIR-Mormon-immigration-policy-considered-at-conference.html SANDY — As an immigration law attorney, Cynthia Lange still feels an affinity with the LDS Church's 12th Article of... Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:13:33 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166709/Rock-bands-Harleys-and-Mormonism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166709/Rock-bands-Harleys-and-Mormonism.html Many devout Mormons balked at Jon Huntsman Jr.'s comment that his faith is "hard to define." Perhaps this indignation has... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700164999/High-treason.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700164999/High-treason.html John Anthony Walker Jr., an American naval officer sometimes described as the most destructive Cold War spy in history,... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373438/United-Way-honors-SL-Chambers-work-on-Utah-Compact.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705373438/United-Way-honors-SL-Chambers-work-on-Utah-Compact.html The United Way of Salt Lake honored the Salt Lake Chamber for "changing the tone of Utah's immigration discussion" through... Thu, 26 May 2011 18:34:11 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700135074/State-immigration-laws-may-never-be-constitutional.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700135074/State-immigration-laws-may-never-be-constitutional.html Utah legislators passed an immigration law that they were confident wouldn't end up the same way Arizona's version did last... Fri, 13 May 2011 12:19:36 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700132637/Taking-the-compact-to-Washington.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700132637/Taking-the-compact-to-Washington.html Throughout the legislative debate over state-based immigration reform, Sutherland Institute argued that Utah, as a sovereign... Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700131889/2-BYU-studies-reflect-complexity-of-Mormon-churchs-influence-in-shaping-immigration-views.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700131889/2-BYU-studies-reflect-complexity-of-Mormon-churchs-influence-in-shaping-immigration-views.html Mon, 02 May 2011 00:41:46 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705371685/Immigration-officials-may-deport-Mormon-branch-president-and-family.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705371685/Immigration-officials-may-deport-Mormon-branch-president-and-family.html Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:44:06 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700131060/Support-the-Utah-solution.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700131060/Support-the-Utah-solution.html Saturday, the Utah County Republican Party meets for its annual convention. Among the issues that conventioneers will discuss... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700129253/Immigration-legislation-praised-vilified.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700129253/Immigration-legislation-praised-vilified.html SALT LAKE CITY — In the month since Utah passed a controversial package of immigration reform legislation the country's... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:24:21 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700129194/HB116-repeal-would-be-bad-for-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700129194/HB116-repeal-would-be-bad-for-Utah.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700128720/Mormon-church-reiterates-support-for-Utah-immigration-bills-including-HB116.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700128720/Mormon-church-reiterates-support-for-Utah-immigration-bills-including-HB116.html The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a response on its website Tuesday to questions about its position on... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:03:55 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700127636/Was-the-Utah-Solution-just-smoke-and-mirrors.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700127636/Was-the-Utah-Solution-just-smoke-and-mirrors.html Was the Utah Solution just smoke and mirrors, and what happened to the Utah Compact? Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700126631/Arizona-immigration-Both-sides-vowing-to-push-forward.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700126631/Arizona-immigration-Both-sides-vowing-to-push-forward.html While Arizona lawmakers gear up to fight a federal court's decision to uphold a block on major parts of Arizona's immigration... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:29:12 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125632/Utah-Compact-provides-starting-point-for-Congress.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125632/Utah-Compact-provides-starting-point-for-Congress.html Immigration reform has produced political gridlock in Congress and is becoming an obstacle to long-term economic resurgence.... Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 MDT