05-30-2011, 10:18 AM
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State Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, is calling for swift passage of a law that penalizes businesses for hiring workers in the country illegally.
Sandstrom told the Deseret News of Salt Lake City that he fears more undocumented workers will come to Utah as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week to uphold a 2007 Arizona law intended to stop the hiring of illegal immigrants...
...The Salt Lake Chamber doesn't see the need for Sandstrom's bill, spokesman Marty Carpenter said.
"This is essentially the government asking, or attempting to force, business to patrol immigration," Carpenter told the Deseret News. "Just because something has been deemed legal does not make it good policy."
Illegal immigration is the federal government's responsibility, Carpenter added.
"We want the economy to thrive," he said. "To do that, business needs to be allowed to focus on its core mission."
Sandstrom dismissed any suggestion that using the federal E-verify system puts a burden on business.
"I think you're seeing their true colors," he said. "There's a segment of our business community that wants to hire cheap, illegal labor and is putting profit over principle."...
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Full article http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/may/...migration-law/
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