Help Needed in Florida to Pass E-Verify

Help Needed in Florida to Pass E-Verify..The E-Verify language of SB2040 is grossly deficient so the Senate should adopt the strong mandatory E-Verify language of HB7089..There are 1.1 million unemployed in Florida while about 825,000 illegal aliens hold Florida jobs...Illegal immigration in Florida is estimated to cost $5.5 billion annually and E-Verify will reduce these costs over time. Florida has a $4 billion budget deficit and and E-Verify will reduce these costs over time.

http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=236640

FL: Miami mayor opposes proposed immigration-enforcement bills

FL: Miami mayor opposes proposed immigration-enforcement bills.. City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado says he opposes the current proposed state legislation on immigration enforcement.. SB2040 would mandate the use of E-Verify, a federal employee eligibility-verification program, as well as require local law enforcement to establish Section 287(g) agreements with the federal government. Section 287(g) is a controversial immigration-enforcement program that authorizes local law officers to enforce federal immigration law. HB7089 also mandates E-Verify, local-federal immigration enforcement and makes being illegal in Florida a misdemeanor and allows an officer to arrest a person without a warrant, if “the officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested is unlawfully in the United States.”

http://floridaindependent.com/28470/miami-mayor-tomas-regalado-immigration

Tallahassee, FL: Immigration debate ramps up as students take over Senate president's office

Tallahassee, FL: Immigration debate ramps up as students take over Senate president's office... Division over proposed immigration reform ((SB2040 and (HB7089).ramped up in the Capitol on Wednesday as illegal alien students and other immigrants staged a sit-in in Senate President Mike Haridopolos' office and national advocates pushed for a boycott of Florida. Students chanted, "We are Florida," said the pledge of allegiance and lined the walls outside Haridopolos' office and the entrance to the Senate chambers as students sought in vain to get a pledge from the Republican leader to oppose a proposal by the Florida House to create an Arizona-style law. The group, led by St. Thomas University student Felipe Matos, was escorted out of Haridopolos' office at 5 p.m.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/immigration-debate-ramps-up-as-students-take-over-1438839.html

Controversial Fla. House Immigration Bill Advances

Controversial Fla. House Immigration Bill Advances...(HB 7089) which requires employers to verify the status of new hires and allows police to ask criminal suspects to prove they are in the country legally..The bill now travels to the House floor. In the Senate, action on a less restrictive version (SB 2040) that only includes employer verification requirements was postponed until after Easter.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/04/14/controversial-fla-house-immigration-bill-advances/#comment-29882