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(KSL News) Utah lawmakers passed a sweeping immigration reform measure last session. It makes it more difficult for undocumented immigrants to get jobs and public benefits and includes no criminal charges for employers who break the law by hiring unauthorized workers.
In a new Dan Jones and Associates poll for KSL-TV and The Deseret Morning News, 55-percent approve of the new legislation while 37-percent disapprove of the laws.
Congress is considering a bill that would bolster border security and require employers to verify the legal status of new hires.
Opponents of the bill want to make immigration easier and say current illegal immigrants should have a path to citizenship. So, which approach do Utahns prefer? Forty-nine-percent of those surveyed by Dan Jones want to bolster border security and favor employer verification; 12-percent want legal immigration to be easier and create a path to legal status; 33-percent favor both border security and a pathway to legal status.
