Sandstrom's immigration bill clears Utah House committee

SALT LAKE CITY -- A House committee approved Rep. Stephen Sandstrom's enforcement-only illegal immigration bill Friday.

Sen. Stephen Sandstrom speaks at a hearing about his proposed immigration house bill on Capitol Hill. (Tom Smart, Deseret News)

 

"We need a deterrent in the state of Utah," Sandstrom, R-Orem, told the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee. "We have no deterrent right now."

 

After more than three hours of testimony, the committee voted 9-3 to move the HB70 to the House. Democrats cast the dissenting votes.

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