Anonymous twerps in Utah calling themselves "Concerned Citizens of the United States" have sent a list of 1300 alleged undocumented immigrants, almost all of them Latino, to several media outlets, law enforcement, state and federal agencies. A letter accompanying the list demands that those on it be deported immediately. Gov. Gary Herbert has tweeted that he's asking state agencies to investigate the origin of the list. He's eager to find out whether "any state employees helped create" the list.
The list also contains highly detailed personal information such as Social Security numbers, birth dates, workplaces, addresses and phone numbers. Names of children are included, along with due dates of pregnant women on the list.
"My phone has been ringing nonstop since this morning with people finding out they're on the list," said Tony Yapias, former director of the Utah Office of Hispanic Affairs. "They're feeling terrorized. They're very scared."
The list's release comes as several conservative Utah lawmakers consider sponsoring a tough new illegal immigration law similar to the one passed recently in Arizona.
The Salt Lake Tribune contacted two women on the list. Both said they are in the country legally. One said she became a permanent legal resident recently.
Next time the "Concerned Citizens" have some spare time on their hands, how about they send a list (taken from the Salt Lake City phonebook) of people who allegedly have child porn on their computers and demand their arrest?
How about sending the media and law enforcement a list of alleged suburban polygamists with 14-year-old "sister-wives" that the Attorney General won't prosecute?