UFIRE is an organization made up of citizens from all walks of life who are concerned about Utah's laws rewarding illegal immigration.
- We Support the rule of law -
January 31, 2008: UFIRE joins with like-minded groups to create the Utah Coalition on Illegal Immigration.
You can click on the link to the left to download the press release. (Acrobat reader is required)
Utah 2008 Legislative Session began on January 21, 2008
Once again the State of Utah has a chance to end some of the pro illegal-alien policies which attract growing numbers of illegal aliens to the state. UFIRE has identified several proposed bills of Interest that we will be tracking throughout the legislative session. We are looking for average citizens to become involved with us and lobby our elected leaders to finally take action. If you are interested in lending your voice, please sign up as a volunteer, or at least subscribe to our UFIRE talk newsgroup, where you can receive valuable information about upcoming meetings and rallies.
You can access the volunteer form at this link to signup.
Join UFIRE Talk an email forum, with current Utah information - send an Email to ufiretalk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
2008 Bills of Interest
House Bills
HB095 "Document Fraud" This bill creates a Document Fraud - Identity Theft Unit within the Attorney General's office to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals and entities involved with identity theft or identity fraud.
HB098 "Utah Employment Verification Act" This bill modifies provisions of the Labor Code in General to require certain emloyers to participate in a Federal program to verify the employment eligibility of employees.
HB151 "Motor Vehicle Revisions" This bill modifies the Motof Vehicle Code by amending provisions relating to the removal and impoundment of a vehicle (that is not properly insured).
HB237 "Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act" This bill modifies the Public Safety Code by providing for the enforcement of federal immigration laws by certain state or local law enforcement officers.
HB239 "Driver License Qualifications" This bill modifies the Public Safety Code by amending driver license provisions (it gets rid of the Driving Privilege card for illegal aliens)
HB241 "Repeal of Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition" This bill modifies eligibility criteria for an exmption from the nonresident portion of total tuition at a state institution of higher education (making illegal aliens ineligible)
HB262 "Recovery of Federal Reimbursement for Costs Associated with Illegal Immigration" This bill directs the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to complete a study of all available remedies the state may have in seeking reimbursements from the federal government for costs incurred by the state resulting from illegal immigration.
HB302 "Citizenship Determination of Incarcerated Individuals"This bill enacts provisions related to determining the citizenship of an incarcerated person by a law enforcement agency to assist a court in deciding whether the individual may not be admitted to bail.
Senate Bills
SB52 "Identity Theft Amendment"This billmodifies the Criminal Code regarding the crime of identity theft
SB81 "Illegal Immigration"This bill deals with provisions related to the immigration status of individuals within the state.
SB97 "Immigration Task Force" This bill create the Immigration Task Force (to endlessly study immigration and not take any action, UFIRE strongly opposes this bill)
We are working to modify or repeal five laws within the state of Utah:
- Prohibit Illegal Aliens from legally obtaining a valid Utah Driver License.
- Add safeguards to "Motor Voter", which is a law that can be easily exploited by illegal aliens to register to vote in Utah.
- Prohibit in-state tuition benefits for illegal aliens.
- Prohibit acceptance of Foreign Consulate Identification Cards by all State controlled agencies.
- Prohibit local sanctuary policies in Utah Cities and encourage local and state law enforcement to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
All are welcome who share these same concerns. Simply go to our volunteer page and sign up!
Our contact information
Telephone: (801) 830-6326 (Outside Utah County toll charges apply).
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Check this page frequently as we will be posting UFIRE member meetings, rallies, action alerts and informational sessions for those who want to learn more.