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Immigration bill combines many proposals

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published February 1, 2008 1:18 am

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2008, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

A long-awaited illegal immigration bill was made public Thursday. It combines into one proposal several measures already moving through the Legislature.

SB81 - which mirrors an Oklahoma law that is considered one of the toughest in the nation - is being sponsored by Sen. Bill Hickman, R- St. George. The 16-page bill would:

* Repeal in-state college tuition for eligible undocumented students who register for school after April 30, 2010. If they register before May 1, 2010, they would be allowed to continue paying in-state tuition until they finish school.

* Mandates that the attorney general negotiate an agreement with the U.S. Homeland Security Department to allow state or local law enforcement officers to perform certain functions of a U.S. immigration agent.

* Force public employers and their contractors to verify the immigration status of all workers using the federal online system. There are no penalties attached.

* Create a Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit in the state Office of the Attorney General.

* Make it a Class A misdemeanor to transport or shelter undocumented immigrants.

- Jennifer W. Sanchez

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