Two weeks ago, someone anonymously sent the news media the now-infamous list of 1,300 supposed illegal immigrants in Utah. On Monday, someone anonymously sent an authentic-looking copy of what was purported to be state Sen. Steve Sandstrom\'s much-anticipated \"Arizona-style\" immigration bill — with many new and bizarre twists for Utah.

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Opponents of Arizona\'s new law targeting illegal immigration, which takes effect Thursday, are concerned that police will single out Latinos. Today\'s Arizona Republic points out that those worries \"are not unfounded\" in the state because of police operations in 1997 and 2001 that \"brought problems with racial profiling to the fore

With SB 1070, State Sen. Russell Pearce was hoping to create a law that would frighten illegal immigrants in Arizona and cause them to “self deport.” In the law it’s described as “attrition through enforcement.” Immigration attorney Kevin Gibbons has a different phrase for it. “I’ve dubbed SB 1070 Russell Pearce’s guest worker program,” he said.

This Thursday will mark day one of implementation of Arizona’s harsh new law that makes it a state crime to be in the state illegally. Not surprisingly, immigrants are fleeing the state, with reports of shops in heavily Latino areas being shuttered, immigrants purchasing large duffel bags for hasty departures, Latino children leaving schools and apartment buildings quickly being vacated.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tony Yapias, director del Proyecto Latino de Utah, ha recibido más de 1,500 llamadas desde que se reveló la lista de presuntos indocumentados en ese estado, pero 95% de las llamadas, dice, son de latinos atemorizados que no están en la lista. “El caso que más me ha impactado es el de una mujer que tiene siete u ocho meses de embarazo y me dijo que la tensión hizo que le comenzaran las contracciones…Y ni siquiera está en la lista”, declaró Yapias a America’s Voice.

While most Arizonans support Senate Bill 1070, even more support allowing working illegal immigrants with no criminal records to remain here, an Arizona Republic poll shows. Sixty-two percent of those polled by WestGroup Research support such an option, often derided as amnesty by its opponents. By comparison, 31 percent of respondents feel illegal immigrants should be required to return to their native country.

While most Arizonans support Senate Bill 1070, even more support allowing working illegal immigrants with no criminal records to remain here, an Arizona Republic poll shows Sixty-two percent of those polled by WestGroup Research support such an option, often derided as amnesty by its opponents. By comparison, 31 percent of respondents feel illegal immigrants should be required to return to their native country.

Arizona\'s law aimed at removing illegal immigrants has grabbed headlines, but quietly this year the number of cities and counties nationwide joining a federal program targeting illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes has more than doubled.

A hearing last week on racial profiling devolved into more of a conversation about how upsetting it is for Nashville\'s minorities to deal with law enforcement. They feel targeted because of their race, ethnicity or religion. One by one, they walked up to the podium, recounting stories about anger and fear.

Most illegal immigrants in the United States are Hispanic, but a relatively small share of Hispanics are illegal immigrants. Those two groups, however, are more closely tied in some key demographic areas, such as income and education levels, than either group is with the U.S. population as a whole.

A group of Arizona Republicans on Wednesday became the nation\'s first Latino organization to back the state\'s immigration law, setting the stage for a heated, and potentially emotional, showdown within the Hispanic community.

Most Arizona adults approve of Senate Bill 1070, with views of the immigration-enforcement measure largely running along partisan and other key demographic lines, an Arizona Republic poll has found.

State Sen. Russell Pearce told a crowd of more than 1,500 cheering people at Prescott Valley\'s Freedom Rally Saturday evening that he feels it is \"unbelievable\" that the federal government wants to sue Arizona \"because we decide to defend our borders.\"

SALT LAKE CITY -- One of the most difficult and troubling aspects of the immigration battle is what to do about millions of children. Born on both sides of the border, they\'re caught in the crossfire of the debate. The children of undocumented immigrants are caught between two cultures -- often with stronger ties to the United States than Mexico. They face what new immigrants have lived with throughout history: outright discrimination, as well as serious questions about their right to pursue the American dream.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says he had to set the record straight. Shurtleff received several Twitter messages asking why his office is not taking down illegal immigrants who steal Social Security cards. He responded with a tweet of his own, saying: \"I have prosecuted hundreds of illegal aliens stealing SSNs and using them to buy homes.\" The attorney general says he felt like he had to get the facts out.