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