Utah Gov. Expected to Sign Immigration Enforcement Bill
"Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is expected to sign a comprehensive
immigration bill if no more major changes are made to it. After making amendments to the proposal, the House approved the bill in a veto-proof 56-15 vote on Monday. Only three Democrats - Reps. Janice Fisher, Karen Morgan and LaWanna Shurtliff - out of 20 in the House supported the measure," the Salt Lake Tribune reports. "SB81 would allow police officers to enforce immigration law and force some employers to verify that their workers can legally work in the United States. It now returns to the Senate - where it passed by a veto-proof margin last week - for approval of the House amendments."
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