Now it appears that an employee of the Utah State Government is responsible in part for the "list" of 1300 "illegal" immigrants. An employee of the Department of Workforce Services has been implicated in the release of records, records that are supposed to be private. Some of these records, however, do not fall under Utah State Laws, but are part of the Federal information, such as Social Security and Medicade/Medicare records. Is this how "Big Brother" is watching over us? Would YOU be comfortable with having your Social Security number, date of birth, and the expected arrival date of your child to be made public information; if you happen to be on unemployment, or receiving Medicare/Medicade benefits, would you want your neighbors, friends and the checkout person at the grocery store to know this? To have it published to the media? I think not, I know I would be very uncomfortable with the release of this type of information without my knowledge and consent. If these charges, the release of confidential information, are found to be correct, the individual or individuals responsible must be held accountable to the highest level, and punished to the highest extent of the law. Our Governor has promised a through and complete investigation, it is the responsibility of the citizens to hold him and his administration fully accountable for the crime, and for a proper punishment of the wrong-doers.
This list has an entire community in an uproar, rightfully so; if the effort is to stamp out corruption and waste in our government provided "benefits", then the "Concerned Citizens of the United States" should also have "outed" all of the non-Latino population as well, and come forward with their own identities. If they choose not to do so, then this is nothing more than vigilante justice! (Which is a poor excuse for true justice.) This crime, incorrect receipt of benefits, is not an issue strictly to one group of peoples.
Agree or disagree, those are my thoughts, please comment as you wish.
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