Elected leaders, law enforcement officials and media outlets in Utah received an extensive list compiled by an anonymous group naming 1,300 purported illegal immigrants living in the state. The list had surprising details, including addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates and even some Social Security numbers. It also identified pregnant women, adding their due dates.

With tough immigration laws being adopted in America, the US Latino population is calling for new reforms, claiming immigrants can bring benefits to the country and Obama must start carrying out his promises.

WASHINGTON — When it comes to the highly inflamed issue of immigration, Americans hold complex and seemingly contradictory views. On one hand, a clear majority of Americans in numerous polls — including Texans — support Arizona\'s tough new law, which would require police officers to ask suspected illegal immigrants for identification.

This past week the Latino community in Utah has been reeling from the infamous “brown list” that included the names, birth dates, addresses, phone numbers and some social security numbers of approximately 1,300 people who are suspected of being undocumented.

PROVO — Ruth Ceballos sits on her faded white couch, her elegant hands clasped in her lap, as the late afternoon sun streams through the front window. She has worked all day, and she is tired — the exhaustion is evident on her face — but she will not take off her shoes, even though her feet ache. In her native Colombia, it is rude to go barefoot in the presence of guests, and despite two years in this country, there are some customs from the old country she still honors.

Whoever compiled and distributed that list of 1,300 names of purported “illegal aliens” in Utah didn’t keep in mind the law of unintended consequences. Maybe they thought state and federal officials would heed their demand to, as their April letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement put it, “take immediate and forceful action” to deport everyone on it — men, women, children and babes in arms.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Two state employees are suspended after a state probe traced the document known as, “The List,” to them. “The List,” contains the names and personal information of people accused of being in the United States illegally. Although the authors appear to be caught, community leaders continue to be flooded with phone calls about, “The List.”

Colorado restricts illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition. Nebraska requires verification of immigration status to obtain public benefits. In Tennessee, knowingly presenting a false ID card to get a job is a misdemeanor. Arizona\'s strict new law has generated the most controversy, but there are hundreds of immigration-related laws on the books across the country. The laws regulate employment, law enforcement, education, benefits and healthcare.

Although illegal immigration is quite a lopsided issue, with polls showing the vast majority of Americans opposed to it, most people don\'t have the time to become involved in efforts to fight against it.

The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez interrupted a recent Thursday night Bible study class at Sacramento\'s Christian Worship Center to discuss a topic he knew concerned many of his congregants: immigration reform.

SAN DIEGO • The Obama administration thinks it has discovered a kinder and gentler way to remove illegal immigrants from the workplace. Instead of rounding them up, the administration simply frightens employers into firing them. Problem solved. Or is it? Conservatives think the exercise is pointless because illegal workers who have been dismissed simply move on and take other jobs down the road. Liberals are just as upset because they consider the government-applied pressure heavy-handed and say that unemployed workers can’t provide for their families

For more than 600 years immigrants have been arriving onto the shores of the North American continent. The previous generation of immigrants risked everything crossing the Atlantic in search of a better way of life.

Utah officials said Friday they have identified at least two state workers who apparently accessed confidential documents to create a list of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants that was mailed to law enforcement officials and the news media.

SALT LAKE - At a press conference on Friday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert discussed a state investigation into the source of a list of alleged illegal immigrants circulated to media outlets and law enforcement offices.

WASHINGTON – Jason Chaffetz knows all about winning an uphill battle. In 2008, he booted six-term Congressman Chris Cannon from the ranks of his own Republican Party to win the nomination for Utah\'s 3rd District seat in Congress. Chaffetz did not have big money to spend, but he did have some big ideas, including building a volunteer grass roots organization that focused on issues that were frustrating the voters of his district.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Funcionarios de Utah identificaron al menos a dos empleados estatales que aparentemente ingresaron a una base de datos estatal para crear una lista de 1.300 supuestos inmigrantes indocumentados, según anunciaron las autoridades. El gobernador Gary Herbert dijo que los empleados trabajan para el Departamento de Servicios Laborales, que administra programas de cupones de alimentos y otras prestaciones públicas. Los funcionarios fueron suspendidos de sus funciones.