Waving U.S. and Utah flags, along with signs displaying statements such as "Just Say No to Illegal IDs" and "Only Illegal Aliens Need Matricula Cards," between 50 and 100 supporters of the Utah Minuteman Project rallied outside Wells Fargo and Zions Bank branch offices along Highland Drive.

"We want to bring public awareness to how the banks are aiding and abetting illegals by accepting the matricula card and the driver privilege card," said protest organizer Alex Segura. "It's not about ethnicity, race or gender. It's about the law."

He is looking for an attorney to file suit against the two banks. The Utah Minuteman Project's goals, he said, are to reform the state's immigration policies.

Zions Bank officials could not be reached late Friday for comment, but Wells Fargo spokesman Mark Chapman said his bank is "a little baffled by the situation."

"We don't see this as a banking issue but as an immigration issue," Chapman said, adding that both IDs meet the bank's standards as primary forms of identification: documents with a current photo, individual card number, expiration date, signature and address.

"We're in the business to help our customers," Chapman said. ''And we believe we're doing a really good job of that."

Tony Yapias, former director of the state Office of Hispanic Affairs and a Latino community activist, appeared at the demonstration to give a voice to undocumented workers.

"People don't come here to harm anyone," Yapias said. "Just to work hard and provide for their families."

He had told members of his community not to counterprotest for fear of a confrontation with the Minutemen.

After one protester yelled at Yapias he said, "You people are scaring the people and the Legislature."

Yapias said that the protest was peaceful and the protesters had a right to exercise their First Amendment rights. "That's what America's all about."

Wally McCormick, a Minuteman, spent the afternoon walking up and down the block between the two banks encouraging protesters.

"We're not against the people who are coming up here, we're against the people [government] who are leaving the door open," McCormick said. "I have an account with this bank [Wells Fargo] right here and I'll be closing it today."

He told fellow protesters that Brighton Bank is one financial institution that does not accept the two IDs, and he advised them to move their accounts there.

Brighton spokeswoman Shanna Speredon acknowledged Friday that those IDs are not accepted, but said that policy is under review.

She quoted Brighton President Howard Holt as saying, "This new form of ID is so new we have not had an opportunity to take it before the [bank's] executive committee to determine if it will be accepted as valid ID in the future."

Diane Johnson was upset by Yapias' presence at the protest. "You're always playing the race card," Johnson said.

"What about our children's futures?"

A Riverside Elementary School student from West Jordan was concerned about just that.

"I'm trying to protect my future," said Ryelle Ericksen, 12. "I don't think that its right that our borders are open to them, and we're spending money on them when we need help."