Action Item 5. A major part of Utah's crime problem comes from international drug trafficking by criminal, undocumented immigrants. The federal government has the responsibility to detain, deport, prosecute, and imprison these criminals. But it's not happening. Enforcement, prosecution and lock up are underfunded.
Criminals walk free.
If our vision of a safer Utah is to be realized, the federal government must step up to its responsibilities. I call on the federal government to hire more INS agents. I call on the federal government to provide adequate resources for prosecution, defense and adjudication of such criminals. I call on the federal government to build a federal detention facility in Utah. Such a facility could be privatized and could serve the needs of Utah and surrounding states.