Salt Lake Tribune
BLANDING, Utah -- The Chevy Suburban drifted into the oncoming lane Tuesday night. Police Chief Mike Halliday pulled it over and found the driver to be an undocumented Latino immigrant. Inside the Suburban were 11 other Latinos who likely were clients of a smuggling operation.
But no one was taken to jail or deported. Police issued the driver a citation, and 20 minutes later, the immigrants were on their way up U.S. Highway 191.
It's a scenario that plays out regularly in this southeastern Utah town of 3,000.
As some U.S. citizens call on the government to stanch illegal immigration, the Blanding experience shows law enforcement in remote areas is unwilling - or unable - to stop the flow.
Posted by Richard at April 23, 2006