Immigration reform: tricky political tightrope in Tallahassee:

Thursday, 04, 14.11

Florida Legislature/ Immigration

By Patricia Mazzei

Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau

Lawmakers in Tallahassee are getting entangled with the delicate politics of immigration as they push reform measures in the Florida House and Senate.
Immigration bills at a glance

The House bill (HB 7089) would make being an undocumented immigrant a state crime. It is already a federal offense. It also requires police to check the immigration status of a person who is the subject of a criminal investigation if there is “reasonable suspicionâ€