The list is a cautionary tale.
According to Latino community leaders, the list has needlessly “terrorized” families.
The list may also end up costing not only the jobs, but also the freedom of the two women who allegedly created it. They’ve been fired from The Utah Department of Workforce Services, and soon may be charged by both state and federal prosecutors with stealing information from a confidential government database.
What’s more, the information they released on 1,300 supposedly illegal immigrants was wrong. I am not just talking morality here; I am talking accuracy. In some instances, phone numbers, addresses and other personal data were wrong. And more importantly, the status of people on the list was wrong. Some are in this country legally while still others were actually citizens.
The list should give serious pause to anyone contemplating taking the law into their own hands.
