Herrod Welcomes Meeting With Becker

In a post at The Senate Site, Rep. Chris Herrod says: "I appreciate the Mayor Becker's offer to meet. After two and half months, I look forward to finally having all my questions answered. My hope is that we will discuss the real issues. The issue is not whether 'Hispanic residents are a valuable part of our Salt Lake City family.' I believe that they are. The vast majority of the Hispanics are good people as I believe is the case with all peoples and cultures around the world. The real issue, however, is what are the true costs of tolerating illegal immigration? ... The issue is whether or not illegal aliens are better for the community than legal immigrants would be if given the opportunity? Why are we so willing to discriminate against those who choose to follow the law? Why are the opinions of legal Hispanics that are against illegal immigration not equally validated by Salt Lake City?"