Thread: Senate President strips Immigration Bill from Lawmaker

Senate president strips immigration bill from Hispanic lawmaker.
After stripping an immigration bill from a Miami lawmaker in a political power play, Senate President Mike Haridopolos said the measure is headed directly to the Senate floor.
By Marc Caputo and Patricia Mazzei
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
TALLAHASSEE -- When a group of immigration activists and children of immigrants flooded Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ office, the Republican leader defused the situation by meeting them and chatting with the kids.

But he steadfastly refused to heed their call to use his power and stop an immigration crackdown bill. Haridopolos said his fellow senators were handling the bill — not him.

“We held six hours worth of hearings because we wanted to get all of the facts on the table,â€

[quote]When a group of immigration activists and children of immigrants flooded Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ office, the Republican leader defused the situation by meeting them and chatting with the kids.

But he steadfastly refused to heed their call to use his power and stop an immigration crackdown bill. Haridopolos said his fellow senators were handling the bill — not him.

“We held six hours worth of hearings because we wanted to get all of the facts on the table,â€

Moving from Other Topics to News since it relates to immigration.

[quote="builditnow"][quote]When a group of immigration activists and children of immigrants flooded Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ office, the Republican leader defused the situation by meeting them and chatting with the kids.

But he steadfastly refused to heed their call to use his power and stop an immigration crackdown bill. Haridopolos said his fellow senators were handling the bill — not him.

“We held six hours worth of hearings because we wanted to get all of the facts on the table,â€

[quote="LadyStClaire"][quote="builditnow"][quote]When a group of immigration activists and children of immigrants flooded Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ office, the Republican leader defused the situation by meeting them and chatting with the kids.

But he steadfastly refused to heed their call to use his power and stop an immigration crackdown bill. Haridopolos said his fellow senators were handling the bill — not him.

“We held six hours worth of hearings because we wanted to get all of the facts on the table,â€