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Utah House passes immigration package after hours of debate; HB116 clears House 41–32
Summary
After hours of debate over eligibility, enforcement and constitutional questions, the Utah House adopted the conference committee report and passed Third Substitute House Bill 116 (Utah Immigration Accountability and Enforcement Amendments) by a 41–32 vote on March 4, 2011.
The Utah House of Representatives voted on March 4, 2011, to adopt the conference committee report and pass Third Substitute House Bill 116, Utah Immigration Accountability and Enforcement Amendments, after an extended floor debate that ranged from procedural objections to detailed scrutiny of eligibility, fees and enforcement language.
Supporters, led by bill sponsor Representative Wright, said the package is a needed, incremental response to federal inaction on immigration and combines enforcement, an E-Verify component, and a guest-worker-style permit to create an orderly state-level framework. "Unless we take one tiny step forward, we're going to get the status quo," Wright said in a floor summation defending the measure…
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