By Devona Walker
Staff Writer
Some carried bilingual signs or U.S. flags. Others carried small children. More than a thousand, primarily Hispanic, protesters congregated Thursday outside the state Capitol in objection to House Bill 1804.



It went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

It is one of the toughest immigration enforcement measures in the nation. It prevents illegal immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses or public services. It requires law enforcement to detain and coordinate the deportation of illegal immigrants arrested for felonies or DUIs.

It also criminalizes harboring, concealing or transporting illegal immigrants.

Jose Sifuentes is an American citizen who has worked for the same company for 20 years.

He attended the rally with his wife — who is in the process of becoming an American citizen — and extended family members and friends.

"Mr. Terrill is making criminals out of all of us,â€