Utahns favor immigration bill by wide margin

Rep. Stephen Clark, R-Provo, has proposed a bill that will fund a $150,000 study assessing the fiscal impacts of undocumented workers on the state in five, 10 and 25 years. The bill also would delay the implementation of immigration bill SB81.

“We’re putting a big burden on the state in implementing this, and on employers,” Clark said. “We should know every piece of data that is out there. There is no appetite to rush this.”

But 78 percent of registered Utah voters want to see SB81 implemented, according to a poll by The Salt Lake Tribune . The bill would, among other provisions, require all companies that contract with the state to check the immigration status of their employees and allow local police to enforce immigration law. http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11558747By Sheena Mcfarland – The Salt Lake Tribune