THE UTAH COMPACT
A Declaration of Five Principles to Guide Utah’s Immigration Discussion
As signers of the Utah Compact on Immigration, we are committed to promoting common-sense immigration reforms that will strengthen our economy, as well as attract talent and business to our state.
We urge state leaders and Utah Members of Congress to adopt these five principles of the Utah Compact on Immigration:
- FEDERAL SOLUTIONS Immigration is a federal policy issue between the U.S. government and other countries—not Utah and other countries. We urge Utah’s congressional delegation, and others, to lead efforts to strengthen federal laws and protect our national borders. We urge state leaders to adopt reasonable policies addressing immigrants in Utah.
- LAW ENFORCEMENT We respect the rule of law and support law enforcement’s professional judgment and discretion. Local law enforcement resources should focus on criminal activities, not civil violations of federal code.
- FAMILIES Strong families are the foundation of successful communities. We oppose policies that unnecessarily separate families. We champion policies that support families and improve the health, education and well-being of all Utah children.
- ECONOMY Utah is best served by a free-market philosophy that maximizes individual freedom and opportunity. We acknowledge the economic role immigrants play as workers and taxpayers. Utah’s immigration policies must reaffirm our global reputation as a welcoming and business-friendly state.
- A FREE SOCIETY Immigrants are integrated into communities across Utah. We must adopt a humane approach to this reality, reflecting our unique culture, history and spirit of inclusion. The way we treat immigrants will say more about us as a free society and less about our immigrant neighbors. Utah should always be a place that welcomes people of goodwill.
SIGNATORIES
City of Price
Durham Jones Pinegar
Neti Akauola
The Media Plant LLC
Hiram Alba
General Manager, GeoStrata
Martin Alcocer
Owner, El Semanal Magazine
Scott Anderson
President and CEO, Zions Bank
Bob Babcock
Principal, Babcock, Scott & Babcock
Lane Beattie
Former President, Salt Lake Chamber
Scott Beck
President & Executive Officer, Visit Salt Lake
Mayor Jackie Biskupski
Salt Lake City
Nate Boyer
President, The Boyer Company
Dee Brewer
Executive Director, Downtown Alliance
Tony Broadbent
Owner, WorktoLive Utah LLC
Terry Buckner
Chairman and CEO, Buckner Company
Anne Burkholder
Executive Director, YWCA Utah
Keith Buswell
VP, Corporate Relationships, Wadman Corporation
Marty Carpenter
President. 24NINE
Thom Carter
Executive Director, Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR)
Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Former Utah State Representative; Aspira Public Affairs, LLC
Carlton Christensen
Trustee, Utah Transit Authority
Lew Cramer
CEO, Colliers International Utah
Michael Crosby
40 North Labs
Wilford Clyde
Chairman and CEO, Clyde Companies, Inc.
Ray Dardano
CEO, Marlin Business Bank
Rev. Martin Diaz
Cathedral of the Madeleine
Melvin DuPaix Principal, The DuPaix Company
Rebecca Dutson
CEO, The Children’s Center
Brandy Farmer
President, Centro Civico Mexicano
Theresa Foxley
President & CEO, Economic Development Corporation of Utah
Luis Garza
Executive Director, Comunidades Unidas
Scott Gibbons
Owner, General Manager, Batteryheads.com
Natalie Gochnour
Director, The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Alex Guzman
President & CEO, Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Julian Guzman
Taxes and Accounting Solutions-SLC
Tyler Hammond
Hammond Family
Miles Hansen
President & CEO, World Trade Center
Brent Haymond
President & CEO, FH Energy
Abraham Hernadez
Executive Director, Centro Hispano
Jean Hill
Director of Office of Life, Justice and Peace, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
Gary Hoogeveen
President & CEO, Rocky Mountain Power
Tom Hori
REDCON, Inc.
Deneece Huftalin
President, Salt Lake Community College
Clark Ivory
CEO, Ivory Homes
Thomas Jacobson
Founder, Law Office of Thomas Jacobson
Ken Jameson
Professor Emeritus, University of Utah
Roger Killpack
Owner, Service Drug
Steve Klemz
Pastor, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mayor Michael Kourianos
City of Price
Keith Kuder
KeithKuder.com
Jasen Lee
Co-founder & President, The Loudmouth Project
Jeni Lloyd
Manager, Lloyd Architects
Warren Lloyd
Principal, Lloyd Architects
Mark Lucas
Principal, Lucas Ventures LLC
Larry Lunt
Lunt Energy LLC
Kurt Manwaring
Owner, Manwaring Consulting
Kathie Miller
Katmat Partners
Chris McCormick
President & CEO, Cedar City Chamber of Commerce
Brian McCoy
Greater Salt Lake Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce
Paul Mero
CEO, Next Generation Freedom Fund
Derek Miller
CEO, Salt Lake Chamber
Matt Monson
Owner, Monsoon Creative
Jeff Nielsen
Owner, Lighthouse Cove
Pamela Palermo
President & CEO, St. George Area Chamber of Commerce
Dinesh Patel
Managing Director, Patel Family Investments
Scott Parson
President, Staker Parson Materials & Construction
Donald Peters
CPA, DR Peters CPA
Andy Pierucci
Envision Strategies, LLC
Ray Pickup
President & CEO, WCF Insurance
Francisco Pineda
Pineda Translations
Frederick Repman
Broker, Owner, Utah Realty Advisors, LLC
Tom Richter
JAN-PRO Cleaning Systems
Brian Shirken
President, Columbus Pacific Properties
Mikhail Shneyder
President & CEO, Nightingale College
Amilia Smith
Officer Manager, Holdman Studios
David Smith
Owner & President, Penna Powers
Joanna Smith
CEO & Founder, The Wave
Scott Sperry
EVP & COO, O.C. Tanner
Alex Suarez
Next Step Consulting LLC
Greg Summerhays
President & CEO, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce
Brian Tanner
Founder, Tanner Immigration & Family Law
Jennifer Tanner
Founder, Tanner Immigration & Family Law
Keith Tanner
Principal, Tanner Software Company
Maxine Turner
Founder, Cuisine Unlimited Catering & Special Events
Taylor Vriens
President, Modern Display Service, Inc.
Timothy Wheelwright
Durham Jones & Pinegar
Grant Whitaker
President and CEO, Utah Housing Corporation
Rex Williams
CPA, Cooper Williams LLC
Mayor Jenny Wilson
Salt Lake County
Maile L. Wilson-Edwards
Cedar City Corporation
Brian Zehnder
Doctor, Exodus Healthcare Network, PLLC
INDIVIDUAL SIGNATORIES
Glen Ahrens
Susie Ahrens
Kathryn Atwood
Kelton Baker
Mary Balgaroo
Thaylene Barrett
Larry Bloodwort h
Sharon Cloward
Jef Davis
Paula Davis
David Eccles
Edward Erdtsieck
Allen Geisler
Elizabeth A. Goold
Steven W. Goold
Christine Gonzalez
Paula Green Johnson
Karen Kendall
Diana Hanebrink
Tony Hanebrink
Rachel Hansen Howe
Anita Harding
David Houghton
Blake Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson
Suzanne Johnson
Bryan Montgomery
Pamela Morgan
Marilyn Mott
Barba Nadya
Kris Ortega
John Pfisterer
Cori Russon
Francesca Sarvello
Rodney Swaner
Craig Provost
Edmund Richardson
Sherrie Sellers
Brooke Snarr
Colby Thompson
Jose Vidal
Joshua Whiting
Scott Whiting
Barbara Young
ORIGINAL SUPPORTERS
A B Consulting
ABC - Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
ACCE
Alta Ski Area
American Express
American Express Centurion Bank
America First Credit Union
Ames Construction
ASCE Utah
Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Babcock Scott & Babcock
Bailey Montague Graphic Design
Bard Access Systems
Bio Grass
Blackner Architect, LLC
Box Elder Chamber of Commerce
Box Elder News Journal
Brigham Young University
Callister, Nebeker & McCullough
Camera Coats
Cardinal Intellectual Property, Inc.
Carver Energy Services
Cascade Peak, Inc.
Catholic Diocese
CB Richard Elliz
Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Cicero Group
Clark's Quality Roofing
CommUnity Resolution, Inc.
Crossroads Technologies
Crowell Advertising
Cucina Group
Dave's Custom CNC Routing
David Eccles School of Business
Davis School District
DDI Vantage
Dominion Energy
Downtown Alliance
Eberly & Collard PR
EDA Architects
EDCUtah
Employers Council
Envision Utah
Envoy Legal & Consulting International
ESL Center
Especially For You
Governor's Office of Management & Budget
Granite Construction Company
Granite School District
Grant Thorton
Greater Salt Lake Hispanic-American Chamber
Hale Center Theater
Hamlet Homes
Harris Financial Utah
HireUtah
Holland & Hart, LLP
IBM
Infinite Scale Design Group
InterNet Properties, Inc.
Ivory Homes
Jan Pro
Jordan School District
Kapp Construction & Development
KivAllegra
Layton Construction Company
Le Bus
League of Women Voters Utah
Leckman, Scott A. General Surgery
Lineagen
Lloyd Architects
Management & Training Corporation (MTC)
Manuel's Fine Foods
MediaOne
Mountain States Fence Company
Mountain West Small Business Finance
NAACP
Nancy Mitchell Consulting
North Ogden City
Okland Construction
Our Finishing Touch
Park City School District
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PeopleReady
Primary Children's Medical Center
Prince Yeates
Promise South Salt Lake
Property Reserve, Inc.
Provo School District
Raymond T. Grant, Ltd.
Re/Max Associates
Richter7
Rio Tinto
Rivergrove Neighborhood of Provo
Rocky Mountain Power
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Salt Lake Brewing Co./ Squatters
Salt Lake City Corporation
Salt Lake City School District
Salt Lake Chamber
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake County Government
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center
Silver Park Group, LLC
Small Business Administration
Software Technology Group
Staker & Parson Companies
Stevens Henager College
Stoel Rives, LLP
Syringa Networks
The Boyer Company
The Buckner Company
The Sinclair Companies
The Young Democrats of Utah
United Way of Salt Lake
United Healthcare
University of Utah
Utah Attorney General's Office
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Utah Housing Coalition
Utah Mexican Federation
Utah Paperbox Company
Utah School Superintendents Association
Utah System of Higher Education
Utah Transit Authority
Utah Valley University
Utah State University
Wasatch Clean Air Coalition
WCF Insurance
Wells Fargo
Westminster College
Women's Leadership Institute
YWCA Utah
Zions Bancorporation
Zions Bank
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