Sunday, May 8, 2011

Immigration Enforcement Bills In Florida Failed To Pass As Legislative Session Ends

Both the State Senate and House of Representatives failed to agree on state immigration bills.

By H. Nelson Goodson
May 8, 2011

Tallahassee - On Saturday, the Florida state legislature failed to come into an agreement to pass several versions of a similar Arizona type of immigration enforcement bills. Both Senate Bill 2040 and House Bill 7098 lacked enough support by legislators to pass. The legislature adjourned late Saturday without approving either bill for this session.
Some House legislators wanted to include using the federal E-Verify for employers to verify the legal status of new employees they would hire and extended police authority to question suspected undocumented immigrants about their legal status during traffic law violation stops. But other Senate legislators disagreed and their SB 2040 bill didn't include a requirement forcing employers to use E-verify for their employees.
Both Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) and Pam Bondi (R), the State Attorney General were in support of passing immigration enforcement bills. In January, Governor Scott signed an executive order for state agencies to use E-Verify for current state employees and potential new hires.

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