Immigration a big topic in many state legislatures

States are trying to solve the immigration problems without any federal assistance. Each state having different laws will be hard to manage. - - Donna Poisl



Stephen Ceasar



LOS ANGELES -- Utah wasn't alone in having its state Legislature attempt to fix the immigration problem facing the country.



According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, a total of 1,592 bills were introduced in all 50 states and Puerto Rico in the 2011 legislative sessions that ended by June 30, a report by the bipartisan research organization found. In Utah, 13 immigration bills were introduced, including House Bill 116. That bill was a comprehensive measure that dealt with law enforcement provisions in regards to illegal immigrants and created a guest worker program for illegal immigrants residing within the state.



State legislators in 40 states enacted 151 of the bills, which mainly addressed law enforcement, identification and employment issues, said Ann Morse, program director of the conference's immigrant policy project.

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