With future taxation, and therefore the economy, hanging in the balance, Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 8 decided do talk, instead, about amnesty for illegal aliens provided under the mislabeled “DREAM Act.” The act passed later that night in the House by a vote of 216-198 (including eight Republicans), but faces uncertain prospects in the Senate.

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are more likely to say they would vote for than against a law that would grant legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children if they join the military or attend college. This is the major thrust of the DREAM Act legislation Congress is now considering to provide a path to citizenship for thousands of young adults living in the United States illegally.

The bill gives young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or enlist in the military. Supporters call its passage historic — but Democrats probably don\'t have enough votes to get it through the Senate.

WASHINGTON — The justices of the nation’s high court took shot today at contentions by the Obama administration and the business community that Arizona cannot punish companies for violating a state immigration law. Justice Antonin Scalia pointed out that a 1986 federal law taking total control of immigration matters and punishment of errant employers has a specific exemption to allow states to have their own “licensing and similar laws.”

Washington • The U.S. House passed a bill late Wednesday granting the children of some undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship if they either go to college or enter the military, setting up a decisive vote Thursday in the Senate . But supporters of the DREAM Act remain pessimistic about its chances, in large part because of Republicans such as Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who have promised to vote against the bill, even though they have co-sponsored the legislation in years past.

While her classmates were applying for scholarships, investigating colleges and looking into career options her junior year of high school, Sarai Frost was confronting a painful reality. \"I had dreams for my life,\" she recalled, brown eyes filling with tears. \"I wanted to be a lawyer.\" But as an undocumented immigrant, her future wasn\'t bright. Though she could attend college, without a Social Security number, getting a job after graduation was out of the question.

Alarmed by the GOP’s alienation of Hispanic voters, a group of operatives and former elected officials has launched a bid to wrestle the party’s image back from illegal immigration foes – and it’s led by a Republican named Bush. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has teamed up with former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who served in former President George W. Bush’s Cabinet, and former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), a one-time supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, to restore the Republican Party’s standing with this fastest-growing segment of the electorate.

SALT LAKE CITY — Many elements would have to come together in a perfect storm for a proposed immigration reform plan calling for illegal immigrants to obtain state-issued work permits to be a viable way to fix a complex problem. In unveiling her legislation, Sen. Luz Robles, D-Salt Lake, called it a \"more realistic solution\" that brings individual and business accountability to the undocumented immigration issue.

Denver, 11 nov (EFE).- Varias decenas de dirigentes, empresarios, religiosos y políticos de Utah firmaron hoy un documento en que piden que los legisladores estatales adopten una \"postura moderada\" con respecto a la reforma migratoria local propuesta para el 2011. El documento, gestionado durante los últimos meses y firmado en el Capitolio en Salt Lake City, incluye cinco principios que, según los firmantes, deben \"guiar la discusión de Utah sobre inmigración\".

Denver/EFE- Dirigentes latinos de Utah recibieron ayer con cautela una propuesta que otorgaría a los indocumentados permisos de trabajo en este estado, debido al potencial conflicto entre las leyes federales y la estatales. Este martes, la senadora estatal Luz Robles difundió su Programa Piloto de Responsabilidad y Permisos para Utah, en el que propone un proyecto de ley para otorgar tarjetas de identificación estatal, o \"permisos\", a los inmigrantes indocumentados que se registren como tales ante las autoridades locales

Tony Yapias, director of Proyecto Utah and an outspoken critic of Rep. Stephen Sandstorm’s enforcement-only immigration bill, said Wednesday he’s not on board with Sen. Luz Robles’ bill that would require permits for undocumented immigrants living in the state. His chief concern is the bill’s requirement of obtaining a federal waiver to operate.

Undocumented immigrants in Utah would be required to carry a state-issued permit, learn English and be subject to criminal-background checks, while employers would face financial penalties for hiring those without the permits, under a bill unveiled Tuesday by state Sen. Luz Robles.

Stressing workplace safety, fair-employment practices and minimum-wage requirements, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office of Diversity and Human Rights is hosting an employee workshop — in Spanish — on Dec. 7 at Centro Civico Mexicano. This session is planned in conjunction with Centro Civico as part of a series of anti-discrimination employee workshops. It is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at 155 S. 600 West.

We know illegal immigration is no longer really unlawful, but is it moral? Usually Americans debate the fiscal costs of illegal immigration. Supporters of open borders rightly remind us that illegal immigrants pay sales taxes. Often their payroll-tax contributions are not later tapped by Social Security payouts.

The Dream Act would give legal residency to immigrants who arrived before the age of 16, resided in the U.S. for at least five years, graduated from high school and completed two years of college or honorable military service. They would be subject to background checks and could not have a criminal record. Even if granted residency, they would not be eligible for federal grant scholarships. When enacted, the law would apply to those under 35.

Recently, the Utah Compact was offered up by a group of \"conservative\" Republicans and religious leaders as an alternative means of immigration reform from the Arizona-style legislation being proposed by Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff endorsed the compact and stated that an enforcement-only approach to illegal immigration is \"counterproductive and harmful.\"