Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Immigrant sponsorship bill sails through Senate

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Senate quickly approved a bill on Tuesday that will allow Utahns to sponsor immigrants.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Dougall, R-Highland, was passed in the Senate with less than five minutes of debate. Five Democrats and one Republican, Sen. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, voted against the bill. Sen. Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, said this is a first step in fixing the illegal immigration problems in the country.

Read More: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/immigration/article_b5faf563-0c00-57c8-80cb-5f710f75ef57.html

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