House criminal justice chief: Arizona law needed in Florida

> Posted by Josh Hafenbrack on May 27, 2010 03:28 PM
An Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration is gaining ground in Florida, the state with the third-highest undocumented population.

The state House’s top legislator on criminal justice issues says he wants to see legislation to mirror Arizona’s controversial illegal immigration crackdown. The Arizona law requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop, if they reasonably suspect them to be here illegally.

“I would absolutely, 100 percent, unequivocally support an Arizona law,â€