SALT LAKE CITY — It\'s not a fancy community council room with a polished pulpit and big, leather chairs where leaders direct the city\'s business with pomp and circumstance. It\'s the back room of a public library in Rose Park, a musty, boxy place with shabby carpet, plastic seats and glaring fluorescent lights. The people who meet there don\'t wear ties and shiny shoes. They\'re the kind of folks who sit back during an important meeting, the dust of the day still settling off their work pants, with one well-worn tennis shoe propped up on the chair in front of them.

SALT LAKE CITY — Latinos turned out in large numbers Sunday for what was billed as an \"urgent community meeting\" focusing on the Utah Legislature\'s attempts to deal with illegal immigrants. \"There\'s a lot of concern,\" said community organizer Tony Yapias. \"Families are worried. Concerned.\"

The young woman stood alone in the back of the meeting hall, tears streaming down her cheeks. On Sunday, she had come to Centro Civico Mexicano in Salt Lake City for an update on enforcement-only immigration legislation and several other measures being considered by state lawmakers targeting undocumented immigrants.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Latinos turned out in large numbers Sunday for what was billed as an \"urgent community meeting\" focusing on the Utah Legislature\'s attempts to deal with illegal immigrants. \"There\'s a lot of concern,\" said community organizer Tony Yapias. \"Families are worried, concerned.\"

(KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY – Hundreds of new names may have been added to the \"Utah Compact\" on immigration. A community gathering at Centro Civico Mexicano held a debate tonight. Activist Tony Yapias says 300 people signed the Compact, which says immigration is primarily a federal policy.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Latinos rally against anti-immigration legislation. “We believe the Latino people are being used as pawns to advance some of the political people on the hill,” says Mike Picardi, an activist. Refusing to be pawns, Latinos are working on a game plan.

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Isabel Castillo was counting on the Dream Act, and when the Dream Act was defeated in December, it upended her dreams. “Of course, I cried,” she said. The Dream Act would have given legal status and a chance for citizenship to people like Ms. Castillo — illegal immigrants who were brought to this country at a young age (Ms. Castillo was 6) and then went on to attend college (Ms. Castillo, now 26, graduated magna cum laude).

There\'s nothing remarkable about a member of the Minuteman Project raising a fuss over a Spanish-language billboard. The outrage was spurred by an ad for low-cost auto insurance in Victorville featuring the image of an attractive Latina and the inducement that you would get \"more for your money\" at Adriana\'s Insurance.

Few issues spark more heated response than illegal immigration. In 2009, the Pew Hispanic Center estimated there were about 120,000 undocumented people in Indiana. State Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, has introduced a bill in the General Assembly, modeled on Arizona\'s controversial law, that has much support -- and much opposition.

Chalk up another example of “What’s the matter with Kansas?” And the “Show Me” neighbor has added to the stubborn resistance to common sense that’s often entwined with the question. Both states showcased bad judgment last week, fiscally and morally, with immigrant-focused bills.

Rep. Stephen Sandstrom stood for two hours Friday while his fellow House legislators debated, changed, questioned and struggled with his enforcement-only immigration bill that had waited 10 months for this moment. And when it passed 58-15, he smiled and still didn’t sit down. Instead, he was quickly encircled by TV cameras and fellow lawmakers — being peppered with questions and sought out for handshakes.

SALT LAKE CITY — A controversial illegal immigration enforcement bill modeled after Arizona legislation passed Friday in the House. HB70, sponsored by Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, was approved 58-15 after nearly two hours of often impassioned debate on the House floor. Two Democrats joined the GOP majority and one Republican crossed party lines in the decidedly partisan vote.

SALT LAKE CITY — High school student Daniel Reyna made an impassioned plea to lawmakers Friday against repealing in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants. \"I strive to be able to go to college but because of my status, my aspiration for this dream seems unreachable,\" said Reyna, whose undocumented parents brought him from Argentina as a child.

SJR12 • The Senate on Thursday endorsed a call for Congress to address the illegal immigration issue. It voted 25-0 to pass SJR12 by Sen. Stuart Reid, R-Ogden, and sent it to the House. “It calls upon Congress to do their job when it comes to immigration,” Reid said.

A bill to allow refugees to use a translator when they take the driver license exam is headed to the Governor’s Office. “The ability to drive and get around is critical for self-sufficiency,” said Rep. David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City, the House sponsor of the bill.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Senate bill repealing Utah\'s driving privilege cards used by thousands of illegal immigrants could be replaced by a measure to keep the cards but require background checks.