A mixed reaction is coming out in response to Gov. Gary Herbert's signing of four immigration bills on Tuesday.
"I think what Utah did is taking immigration into a new direction in passing HB 116," said Tony Yapias, Director of Projecto Latino.
Yapias was happy to see Utah support a guest worker program for the undocumented workers that reside in Utah (House Bill 116) but not as pleased with the governor signing House Bill 497, the Utah Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act. HB 497 will give law enforcement officials the ability to check the immigration status of individuals charged of a crime if they meet a certain criteria.
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