Friday, March 4, 2011

New Sandstrom immigration enforcement bill emerges

Rep. Stephen Sandstrom unveiled the new version of his enforcement-only immigration bill Thursday, believing he had made enough changes to appease Senate leaders and to ensure its passage out of that chamber.

He was wrong.

The Orem Republican had been told to remove “objectionable language” linked to the old bill, HB70, because of its roots in Arizona’s enforcement-only immigration law. That language included the words “reasonable suspicion” when directing a local law enforcement officer to determine the legal status of a person suspected of a crime.



Read More: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51360287-76/bill-changes-enforcement-immigration.html.csp

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