List worries both sides of immigration debate

Utah officials, activists worry document may have come from state records

SALT LAKE CITY — Advocates of tougher immigration enforcement joined civil rights activists in condemning circulation this week of a list of alleged illegal immigrants to Utah state agencies and news organizations, saying it sent the wrong message to violate privacy laws in seeking to enforce immigration laws.

An msnbc.com-NBC News report By Alex Johnson of msnbc.com and Richard Piatt of NBC station KSL-TV of Salt Lake City.
..The 30-page document included addresses, phone numbers and birthdates for about 1,300 people it said were in the country illegally. Some of the names — almost all of which were of Latino origin — also were accompanied by Social Security numbers and medical information, such as “baby due 4/4/10.â€