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The attorney general of Utah has proposed an idea for immigration reform that is in stark contrast to the controversial new immigration laws in Arizona.

Mark Shurtleff is working with officials from Utah and Mexico to start a state-specific guest worker program, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Shurtleff says that the proposal would allow a more forward thinking path to immigration reform than Arizona’s law.

“I do feel very strongly that those who are going to be opposed to the Arizona-style law have to have a counterproposal. Just saying ‘no’ isn’t going to cut it,” he told the news source. “Utah can take control of its immigration destiny by having a comprehensive plan in place that addresses things like employment and security.”

Shurtleff met with the consul general and other officals from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. He ultimately hopes to sign a document of understanding with Nuevo Leon to create a pipeline of legal, documented workers from the state to Utah businesses.

Utah’s attorney general would likely be thrilled if his new proposal was as successful as the EB-5 visa program, which allows foreign nationals to earn U.S. green cards by investing in American businesses.