miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2011

NEWS RELEASE 
For Immediate Release
November 9, 2011
 
Contact: Tony Yapias
Proyecto Latino de Utah
Cellular: 801-577-3200
Utah Latinos pleased with Arizona recall election:
Congratulations to State Senator Elect, Jerry Lewis
Salt Lake City, UT. –  Latinos in Utah are pleased with the results of the recall election in Mesa, Arizona of State Senator Russell Pearce. Our congratulation goes to State Senator Elect, Jerry Lewis (Republican) who won yesterday.  This is the first time in U.S. History that a sitting State Senate President (Russell Pearce) has lost a recall election in part due to his anti-immigration laws that he authored.
Voter in Mesa, Arizona have sent a message to the rest of the country that we need to elect political leaders who will work towards finding a solution rather that persecuting human beings as SB-1070 has been in Arizona.  Since passing SB-1070 other states including Utah have use as a model to pass a similar law.
Tony Yapias, of Proyecto Latino de Utah said “it’s hard to believe that a year ago Senator Pearce won a landslide election. What a difference a year makes.  Senator elect Jerry Lewis’ victory should be a warning to right-wing politicians who want to use illegal immigration as a means to stay in office. We need more “Compassionate Republicans” like Senator Elect, Jerry Lewis, Utah Attorney General, Mark Shurtleff and former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush who recognize that we must fixed our current immigration problems and not only pass laws anti-Latino and anti-immigrant laws. Once again, congratulations to Senator Elect, Jerry Lewis. To the citizens of Mesa, Arizona for having the courage to say  “ enough”and to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints for making several (three) public statements that the approach to resolve our immigration  problems should be with compassion and loving one's neighbor and protecting families”
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Mormon Voters Help Recall Russell Pearce
Last night, Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce--author of the controversial and now infamous anti-immigration bill SB 1070--became the first sitting lawmaker in Arizona history to lose his seat in a recall election, in a closely fought contest that divided Mesa, Arizona's strong LDS community between Pearce, who is Mormon, and his challenger Jerry Lewis, who is also a Mormon Republican. Lewis beat Pearce 53% to 46%.
  • The Mormon grapevine was abuzz with expressions of relief and excitement that the Russell Pearce era has ended.
    One source close to the Lewis campaign reported that many Mormons who voted for Lewis felt that a more compassionate approach to immigration was warranted. "I've heard [Mormon conservatives] say, 'We need to love people,' and 'We shouldn't be doing this to people.'"
    Many were influenced by the LDS Church's announcement last summer of a moderate and conciliatory position on immigration that rejected enforcement-only approaches like SB 1070 and called for comprehensive immigration reform premised on principles of loving one's neighbor and protecting families. The LDS Church also offered public support for the Utah Compact, a multi-faceted set of immigration laws praised nationwide as a sensible and compassionate departure from the SB 1070 approach.
    At one point during the recall fight, Pearce was caught on video telling a closed meeting of Mesa Republicans that LDS Church officials had communicated their support for SB 1070 to him privately. LDS Church spokesman immediately rejected Pearce's claim and reasserted the Church's view that an enforcement-only approach was "inadequate."
    Pearce's attempt to claim LDS Church backing caused significant "backlash," says sources in Mesa. "Even hardcore conservatives did not jump to Pearce's defense after that. Many people in fact perceive the Church's announcement last summer as a response to SB 1070."
    Lewis, a former LDS Stake President, found support in the deeply and historically Mormon community of Mesa, especially among younger Mormons, as well as among the community's Latino voters.
 
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