Florida Legislature can't make immigration-bill deal (SB 2040 and HB 7098 dead)..

Florida Legislature can't make immigration-bill deal (SB2040 and HB7098 dead)..SB 2040 and HB 7098 allowed police to act as immigration officials and verify the immigration status of people they take into custody. The bills also required employers to corroborate job applicants’ immigration status through the federal E-Verify Program...Gov. Rick Scott said that lawmakers should have passed an immigration bill — but there’s always next year..(illegals and pro-illegal groups are celebrating)

http://www.news-press.com/article/20110506/NEWS0107/110506032/Florida-Legislature-can-t-make-immigration-bill-deal

Will Florida Become a ‘Jobs Magnet’ for ILLEGALS?

Will Florida Become a ‘Jobs Magnet’ for ILLEGALS? Lawmakers will be working well into the night tonight to try to finish the legislative session..Passage of SB2040, the immigration reform bill, remains elusive. The more conservative Florida House wants a tougher bill than the Florida Senate seems to be able to pass. Conservatives want all employers in the state to check new hires against a federal database, also known as E-verify. The Senate was not able to pass that provision though..

http://oneoldvet.com/?p=28449#more-28449

Florida Senate passes immigration-enforcement bill with no debate (SB2040)

Florida Senate passes immigration-enforcement bill with no debate (SB2040)...is now headed to the House.. bill requires the use of E-Verify by workforce boards and for people seeking government benefits. It also allows for the deportation of illegal aliens who commit crimes, and for local authorities to check the immigration status of people who have been arrested and confined in jail.

http://floridaindependent.com/28996/senate-passes-immigration-enforcement-bill-with-no-debate

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: SB2040 measure is headed directly to the Senate floor

FL: SB2040 measure is headed directly to the Senate floor..Senate president strips immigration bill from Hispanic lawmaker,Sen. Anitere Flores, a Miami Republican.. Senate President Mike Haridopolos said the measure is headed directly to the Senate floor (SB2040)..Haridopolos needs the support of hard-core conservatives who have pushed for the bill.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/28/2190868_senate-president-strips-immigration.html#storylink=addthis

FL: U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce opposes Florida immigration bill SB2040 (E-Verify)

FL: U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce opposes Florida immigration bill SB2040 (E-Verify)..Senate Bill 2040 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.

http://floridaindependent.com/28539/hispanic-chamber-commerce-immigration-mike-haridopolos

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

FL: E-Verify Bill (SB2040) Dying a Slow Death in Florida Senate

FL: E-Verify Bill (SB2040) Dying a Slow Death in Florida Senate..bill must clear the Senate Budget Committee by day's end, according to the latest timetable. Still bottled up by Chairman J.D. Alexander, the heavily amended measure would require employers to use the federal E-Verify database or Real ID-compliant driver's license identification to screen new hires. The driver's license alternative was added by Judiciary Chairwoman Anitere Flores, but the addition has not garnered support.

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/e-verify-bill-dying-slow-death-senate

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

FL: Immigrants(?) Against Proposed Arizona-Style Law Hold Vigil, Protest at Florida Capitol

FL: Immigrants(?) Against Proposed Arizona-Style Law Hold Vigil, Protest at Florida Capitol.. will conduct a continous three-day vigil, beginning at 4 p.m. Monday and running through Wednesday until 4 p.m. They will ask members of the state Senate to stop Arizona-like immigration bills -- particularly before the Budget Committee votes Wednesday, April 13, on SB2040.

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/blog/immigrants-protesting-proposed-arizona-style-law-hold-vigil-protest-florida-capitol

FL: Dee Dee Garcia, president of Somos Republicans says NO to E-Verify SB2040

FL: Dee Dee Garcia, president of Somos Republicans told the Florida Independent her group does not support immigration-enforcement-only measures in Florida..We are not in support of SB 2040, an E-Verificiation Bill which is supported by Florida State Senator Anitere Flores.

http://www.americanindependent.com/177024/hispanic-republicans-oppose-immigration-enforcement-bill

FL: SB2040 (MANDATORY E-VERIFY) Hearing Monday - HELP

FL: Floridians for Immigration Enforcement Alert..Help Needed in Fl to Pass MANDATORY E Verify..SB2040 Hearing Monday..Call Senators for Mandatory E-Verify..Senate Judiciary Committee names and phone numbers listed.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-233397.html

FL: Dozens rally in Little Havana against bills aimed at illegal aliens

FL: Dozens rally in Little Havana against bills aimed at illegal aliens..took aim at one particular bill during their "Freedom Walk" yesterday: Senate Bill 2040, filed by State Senator Anitere Flores, a Cuban-American who represents southwest Miami-Dade. "We were completely surprised," said Carlos Pereirra. "Her district is almost completely formed by immigrants." (Legal Immigrants..they have NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT OR Illegal Aliens WHO HAVE EVERYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT?)


http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Rally-against-Anti-illegal-Immigration-Laws-118818599.html