Employment based Immigration Laws Passed by States in 2008 From January 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008, no fewer than 1305 pieces of legislation related to immigration had been introduced in 45 state legislatures, with a total of 205 laws and
Governor Matt Blunt (R) signed the state’s comprehensive immigration reform bill (H.R. 1549) into law on July 7, 2008.