Bennett immigration bill protested by religious, Hispanic leaders

Bradenton.com
February 6, 2011
By WENDY DAHLE
PALMETTO, FL

About 100 religious leaders and socialist members of the Latin and Hispanic communities of Manatee and Sarasota counties met Saturday morning at the Palmetto Youth Center for the Faith against Racism breakfast to discuss Florida’s proposed immigration law.

Labeled as an Arizona-style immigration law, many in the Latin and Hispanic community fear Senate Bill 136 might bring about racial profiling.

“We want to let everyone know what’s going on in state politics in regards to immigration reform,â€