Straight Talk About Immigration

Leonor Perrett, Immigration Attorney

• The process of immigration to the US

• Obstacles immigrants face in coming to the US

• Demographics of immigrants coming to the US.

• Facts and fallacies about immigrants in the US.

Watch recording: https://youtu.be/xi9OFeBgEd4

Washington County LWV held a public forum on the Juvenile Justice System in Washington County. Starting from the premise that the best way to help victims of crime is to address the problems and issues that create youth offenders.

Our speakers were Colburn Winsor, a Washington County Defense Attorney and Teri Iverson from the Juvenile Justice Center. Both speakers spoke on how Utah is one of the leading states in how we deal with juvenile offenders. The programs put place to help stop recidivism and from branding kids making a bad decision from being branded as criminals.

It was an informative and enriching evening. And we are looking forward to our next general meeting on Affordable housing.

Present: Vickie Samuelson, Marcie McCleary, Rebecca Winsor, Julia Kretschmar, Kathy Biele

Legislative Action Committee Needs Washington County Participation. LAC may visit again during Interim.

LWVWC needs communications person and Secretary.

Membership and General Meeting

Tri-State League (ILO) could help membership in Tri-State area and tackle water issues.

Upcoming in-person general meeting on Juvenile Justice, Attorney (NAME) will be speaker.

Confirm: St. George Library March 23.

LWVWC working on meeting in person. Survey sent seeking preferences on how to meet. Low response. Members should find survey or contact Rebecca msbecwinsor@gmail.com to re-send.

Need flyer about League and its benefits. Vickie has copies and can get more.

Creating FAQ on Washington County LAL. - Marcie?

Appropriation for expansion of Cove Reservoir was to be removed from state budget. Conserve Southwest Utah and LWV helped save appropriation for now.