Opponents of Utah guest worker program for illegal immigrants launch website:

Published: Wednesday,

March 30, 2011 6:00 p.m. MDT

By Dennis Romboy, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Opponents of newly passed legislation creating a guest worker program for illegal immigrants have launched a website to press lawmakers for a repeal.

The site, www.repeal116.com, is designed to create a groundswell of objection to HB116, which passed the Utah Legislature and was signed by Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this month.

"It's mainly aimed at legislators and the governor to get them to rethink their actions," said Ron Mortensen, founder of the Utah Coalition on Illegal Immigration.

[b]Critics of HB116 saw public pressure persuade Herbert to call the Legislature into special session last week to repeal HB477, which would have restricted access to public records. Brandon Beckham, who designed the website, said he wants the governor to call another special session in June to repeal the guest worker bill.

“Gov. Herbert should not have signed the bill. The (Republican) delegates now hope to emphasize the consequences of our elected officials’ actions while also encouraging them to step up and do the right thing — repeal HB116.â€