Thread: Gov Scott to push for Fla immigration law in 2012

Gov Scott to push for Fla immigration law in 2012


Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks with reporters of the Associated Press in Miami, Fla. Friday Aug. 19, 2011.

By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ The Associated Press
Updated: 8:14 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2011
Posted: 4:04 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2011

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Friday he believes the Legislature will pass a law next year that cracks down on illegal immigrants, despite lawmakers' failure to reach a consensus on the issue this year.

"If somebody is in our country illegally, and they're violating our laws, we ought to be able to ask them if they're legal or not. That's what I'd like to have happen," Scott told The Associated Press.

Local law enforcement officers are already allowed to ask the status of immigrants they arrest, but they don't have to answer.

And the Obama administration recently made mandatory its Secure Communities program that requires local law enforcement officers check the fingerprints of those they arrest against Department of Homeland Security immigration databases. It was not immediately clear how Scott's proposal would differ from existing law.

Scott said he has not decided whether to push to make the federal government's E-verify system mandatory for all companies operating in Florida. That system allows employers to know whether a new employee is a citizen or an immigrant who is eligible to work. Critics say it is burdensome for employers and makes too many errors.

Opposition by state agriculture and hospitality industry leaders to a mandatory E-verify program was one of the major reasons attempts to pass an immigration law failed last session.

As one of his first acts in office, Scott issued an executive order to state agencies and their contractors to use E-verify for new hires.

Scott said he would review the results of this existing program and talk to business leaders before deciding whether to push to advocate in favor of making E-verify mandatory statewide.

"We'll see as we go through it," he said. "We have to look at what impact it has on our industries. Ultimately, I don't want to do anything that will end up in any racial profiling or anything unfair to legal immigrants."

Scott also reiterated his frustration with the federal government's inability to pass a national law to reform the country's immigration system.

"It's frustrating to have the federal government not do their job. They should secure our borders. They should have a national immigration policy that everyone understands they're going to enforce, and they should have a work visa program that doesn't put our companies at a disadvantage, so there's not a greater incentive to move jobs out of this country," he said.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state ... 64038.html

after the Bull Crap the Florida Legislature pulled last time; the politicians are trying to save their own jobs and it just happens to be convienent that they will do this on the next election

once they get re-elected they will drop the issue again

start the Mass Firings again Florida

if they will not do what you want done "FIRE THEM" and put in people that will clean up Florida

Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

after the Bull Crap the Florida Legislature pulled last time; the politicians are trying to save their own jobs and it just happens to be convienent that they will do this on the next election

once they get re-elected they will drop the issue again

start the Mass Firings again Florida

if they will not do what you want done "FIRE THEM" and put in people that will clean up Florida

I think your right on on this one sapper if he was going to do it why wait.This is something thats needs to be done now.

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Friday he believes the Legislature will pass a law next year that cracks down on illegal immigrants, despite lawmakers' failure to reach a consensus on the issue this year.

========================================

Florida is a bastion for illegal aliens because of the large populations of Cubans and illegal aliens from Mexico and the elected officials they are able to vote into office and use as voting blocks for their special interests.

RELATED

Ilegal Aliens swarm Florida Capitol

VIDEOS: http://immigrationcontrolflorida.com/

The firings have to continue Florida

its the same DUNG year after year after year

you lie to me once and you lost ALL Credibility

and right now Florida needs a HUGE PURGE in the Legislature

Already posted here: http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-247567.html