Utah: List of alleged undocumented immigrants sparks state review

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Source: Salt Lake Tribune

List of alleged undocumented immigrants sparks state review
By Nate carlisle and Julia Lyon
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Jul 13, 2010 11:56PM


Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wants to know whether any state employees helped create a list of 1,300 people an anonymous group has publicly accused of being undocumented immigrants.

Herbert on Tuesday ordered several state agencies to determine whether computer records were accessed inappropriately to create the detailed list, which arrived by mail Monday at media outlets, law enforcement agencies, and the state House and Senate.
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Utah law makes it a misdemeanor to disclose government data not meant for public dissemination, though there are protections for whistle blowers. <[b>The list included names, addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, and 31 social security numbers. Also included: the names and dates of birth of 201 children, and the due dates of six pregnant women. Almost every surname is Latino.
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Among the agencies being scrutinized are the Utah Department of Workforce Services and Department of Health, which handle birth and death certificates and applications for Medicaid, food stamps and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. American-born children can qualify for some kinds of aid even if their parents are undocumented.
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49922073-76/list-dates-information-state.html.csp

The envelope mailed to officials and media outlets also contained an unsigned letter, dated April 4, from "Concerned Citizens of the United States." The group indicated that it identified individuals on the list through observation and using "legal Mexican nationals who infiltrated their social networks and helped us obtain the necessary information we need to add them to our list."

Coincidentally, the Department of Workforce Services, one of the agencies under scrutiny as a possible source of confidential personal information on the list, recently cut food stamp benefits to 2,200 households with undocumented immigrants. After identifying households that no longer qualified for aid under new rules taking effect July 1, it notified those affected in mid- to late June:

Undocumented immigrants lose government food aid
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/49903979-82/families-stamps-stamp-undocumented.html.csp

[Bandit]

1. Jesus would applaud loudly..

We won't feed or help no stinkin' imgrints.....praise Jesus.