Utah State Republican Party E-Mail Sent: Message(s) from Candidate(s) for Utah Congressional District 3

I received the following e-mail text last night from the State Republican Party (text in italics–I’ve also tried to preseve some of the formatting for easing readability)::

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Message(s) from Candidate(s) for Utah Congressional District 3
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Utah Republican Party has chosen not to share delegate e-mails with candidates. To facilitate communication between candidates and delegates, please see the message(s) below from candidate(s) seeking the Republican Party Nomination. All candidates who will have contested races at the State Convention on May 10, 2008 have been invited to send messages via the Utah Republican Party to State Delegates. Weekly e-mails will be sent every Tuesday from the Utah Republican Party with submissions from participating candidates. This e-mail contains the opinions of candidates and are not necessarily the opinion of the Utah Republican Party. Each message was written by the candidate and should be attributed as such. Please contact the candidate directly with questions.

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Message from Chris Cannon, Candidate for Congressional District 3

Cannon: Employer Verification of Immigrants Must Work

Employer Verification of
Immigrants Must Work
by Chris Cannon
This op-ed originally appeared in the Provo Daily Herald on March 30, 2008

For too long, the federal government has asked employers to use a broken system to verify someone’s immigration status. We all agree that if someone knowingly hires a person here illegally, the company should be penalized and individual deported. But, under the previous system, both the federal government and employers were stuck using a system that didn’t work to satisfy the public demand for enforcement while leaving employers liable even when they used that system.

E-Verify was born out of this chaos and while not perfect, has the potential to revolutionize employment verification and solve many of the ancillary issues surrounding illegal immigration.

The previous program, called the “Basic Pilot Program,” was an Internet-based system where an employer checks a new hire’s name and Social Security number against a government-run database to make sure the name and number match.

The new E-Verify system fixes many of the flaws in the Basic Pilot Program. E-Verify works by allowing participating employers to electronically compare employee information taken from the Form I-9 (the paper-based employment eligibility verification form used for all new hires) against more than 425 million records in the Social Security Administration’s database and more than 60 million records in federal databases. Results are returned within seconds.

Some argue that the system will still return too many “no match” indicators and immediately cast suspicion onto otherwise lawful Americans. This concern is legitimate, but manageable. According to government figures, where E-Verify has been used, 93 percent of employers’ queries are instantly verified as work-authorized and only 7 percent come back as tentative no-matches.

Also, enforcing the law will have a chilling effect on illegal applicants. Anecdotal evidence suggests this is already happening, and that, as use of the system spreads, non-matches drop drastically. Finally, employers may not take any action against an employee because he/she contests the information mismatch. Innocent until proven guilty is still a bedrock principle in America. Only now, we will hopefully be able to dramatically reduce the time needed to determine eligibility.

In an effort to bring E-Verify up to its potential, I will soon introduce in Congress the “E-Verify Extension and Expansion Act of 2008.” This bill will allow for biometric technology to reduce fraud and prevent identity theft. It will also reduce the number of documents accepted as verification of status from 24 to 7. Only the most fraud-resistant and difficult to obtain will remain. It will also create a uniform system of verification so no state can circumvent the ID requirements.

None of this is to say that concerns about an E-Verify system do not remain. A government database of information on Americans gives me a chill no matter how well-intentioned. Ensuring there are sufficient safeguards against that information being used for any reason other than verification and immigration/deportation proceedings is vital.

E-verify is a first step. But we must keep the pressure on to make sure it actually works in the real world. If employers are provided a level of protection from selective prosecution when they use the system, then this voluntary program will be used by 100 percent of legitimate businesses. With incentives, businesses will embrace E-Verify, allowing law enforcement agencies to focus their resources on those willfully violating our laws and not the people trying to comply

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Message from Jason Chaffetz, Candidate for Congressional District 3

Join Jason Chaffetz for a candid discussion of the issues that matter most to Utah. We welcome you to bring your spouse.

Tuesday, April 8 7:00 PM Kearns Library, 5350 South 4220 West

Wednesday, April 9 1:00 PM Hunter Library, 4740 West 4100 South, WVC

Wednesday, April 9 7:30 PM Springville Art Museum, 126 East 400 South, Springville

Thursday, April 10 7:00 PM South Jordan Library, 10673 S Redwood Rd

Friday, April 11 11:30 AM Home of Stacey Daraisv1338 North 730 East, Pleasant Grove

Friday, April 11 7:30 PM Cabela’s 2502 West Grand Terrace Pkwy, Lehi (Upstairs meeting room)

*Saturday, April 12 10:00 AM Provo City Library, 550 North University Avenue

*This meeting just added!

Saturday, April 12 3:00 PM Bingham Creek Library, 4834 West 9000 South, West Jordan

Saturday, April 12 7:30 PM Home of Chris & Amy Smith, 187 South 600 East, Payson

Monday, April 14 11:30 AM SCERA Theater, 745 South State Street, Orem

Additional meeting dates and locations are being scheduled through May 10. To find out about future meetings in your area, please contact Jennifer at (801)815-5998 or Jennifer@chaffetz.com.

Finally, on Friday, April 11, three of the candidates in the Third District Congressional race will join Bob Lonsberry on 570 KNRS for a candidate discussion. This event will be broadcast from 7 to 9 am April 11.

For more information about Jason’s campaign, please visit the campaign website at www.jasonforcongress.com.

Authorized by Friends of Jason Chaffetz, LLC

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Message from Joe “NPC” Ferguson, Candidate for Congressional District 3

To State Delegates: We face some very serious issues in the year 2008. Some are:

1 Runaway spending by the federal government, including some “Republicans” resulting in the dollar falling precipitously in value and in inflation,

2. Twenty million (an estimate) illegals in our country causing numerous problems, including–but not limited to:

a. An increased level of crime, including murder, theft, rape and all sorts of other crimes.

b. a burden on our various agencies, including medical facilities.

c. A threat to national security

d. A threat to our Social Security program, since “Totalization” will allow illegals to draw from our Social Security.

3. The North American Union. The reason that our federal government is failing in its duty to secure our borders is the lack of will. Specifically, because it does not fit President George W. Bush’s agenda. Then what is his agenda? It is one that he has never made clear, for obvious reasons. It is the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico culturally, economically and politically. You think that is CRAZY? It IS crazy–but it is one step in merging the United States into a world government. This has been planned by the very powerful and very secretive Council on Foreign Relations for decades. President Bush calls his plan “Security and Prosperity Partnership.” Those who understand what it really is call it the North American Union. Bush denies with his lips what he is doing with his hands. But the evidence is compelling. Within two or three days, I will have a new article on our website entitled, “The North American Union — What is It, Really?” It is a concise explanation of the NAU and provides the evidence that it is real. Very real. Please check our website about Friday. WWW.VoteJoeNPC.com. The “NPC” is for “Not Politically Correct.” Because if it is politcally correct, it is not true. You will be getting the truth from our website. Although it is not complete, there are some articles on it now which you might find interesting.

In a very few days, we will be mailing out copies of our brand-new video (in DVD format), “USA YES! NAU NO!”. It is a low-budget production but the message is badly needed. (I tried to get John Wayne to play the part–but he was not available. So I had to do it myself.) It explains some American politics since 1910 and why we are facing this NAU monster in 2008. It explains the political forces behind it. It also explains that our congressman, Chris Cannon, voted for CAFTA, a building block of the NAU.

I consider that America is in peril. The President, the Congress and the Supreme Court are all doing a terrible job. They have abandoned the Constitution and the principles of limited government and frugality.

I shall look forward to meeting you at our first opportunity. If you have questions, please feel free to phone me at 801 756 4452 or email me at Joe@votejoeNPC.com.

Those of you in Utah County might wish to tune in to my radio program, “Not Polically Correct,” on KSTAR, 1400 on the dial, at 10:00 till 11:00 every Monday morning.

Joe

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Message from David O. Leavitt, Candidate for Congressional District 3

David Leavitt spends most of his time traveling throughout the district sharing his message with state delegates and other residents of Utah’s Third District. To learn more about why David is running for Congress, please visit his Web site at www.DavidLeavitt2008.com or attend one of the following meetings:

· Tuesday, April 8, 7pm – Jennifer Andelin’s Home, 9226 South 2490 West, West Jordan

· Wednesday, April 9, 7 pm – Provo Campaign Office, 495 N. University Ave Suite 200, Provo

· Thursday, April 10, 7pm – West Jordan Campaign Office, 6783 South Redwood Road, West Jordan (enter from the south side of the building)

· Saturday, April 12, 12:30pm – Magna Library, 8339 West 3500 South, Magna

· Saturday, April 12, 4 pm – Jim Bird’s Home, 5111 W Woodworth Rd (7550 S), South Jordan

If you have any questions about the campaign or other upcoming events, please call Lin at (801) 649-5346.

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