November 29, 2007Federal Gridlock on Immigration Reform Leads States to Action: States enacted triple the numbers of laws in 2007 over 2006 DENVER - In the absence of federal immigration reform, state legislatures have passed an unprecedented amount of legislation related to immigrants in a range of policy arenas.As of November 16, 2007, roughly 1562 pieces of legislation related to immigrants and immigration had been introduced among the 50 state legislatures. Of these bills, 244 became law in 46 states. 11 bills have been vetoed by governors. Two measures are still pending governors’ review.State legislators have introduced roughly two...