Sunday, March 13, 2011

Utah governor under spotlight over immigration laws

LOS ANGELES — Controversial plans to reform Utah's immigration laws have thrown the spotlight on the western US state's governor, whose signature is needed to bring the new rules into force.
Governor Gary Herbert is expected to ink the legislative bills passed by the Republican-controlled legislature last week after months of discussion and behind-the-scenes wrangling.
The new laws would notably create a state guest-worker program while giving police the ability to assist in immigration enforcement.

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