Thread: Daniels faces tea party heat on AZ-style immigration bill

Daniels faces tea party heat on AZ-style immigration bill
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/15/11 5:33 AM EST Updated: 2/15/11 5:34 AM EST

A tough, Arizona-style anti-immigration bill in the Indiana state Legislature has put Gov. Mitch Daniels — who is mum on whether he backs it — on a collision course with tea party activists who see it as a big priority and could have national implications for the Indiana governor in a GOP presidential primary.

Daniels, who’s mulling a White House run in 2012 and won rave reviews for his CPAC speech last weekend, has yet to take a stand on legislation introduced by State Sen. Mike Delph that died under Democratic-controlled Legislatures in each of the last several years — but faces greatly improved odds of passing this time around.
Continue Reading

The latest version of the measure creates tough enforcement provisions, requiring cops to ask for proof of immigration status if they have “reasonableâ€

Ali Noorani is no less of a rat than Luis Gut

Related Thread
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-228276-dan ... party+heat