Florida GOP risks Hispanic anger with Arizona-like crackdown

[cal04]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/26/1702273/florida-gop-risks-hispanic-anger.html

Florida Republican leaders have begun crafting anti-illegal-immigrant legislation modeled after an Arizona law that has incited widespread protests and fueled national and international debate over U.S. immigration policies.

Under the proposed bill, police would have broad power under state law to ask suspects for proof of legal residency, said Rep. William Snyder, a Republican from Stuart who plans to introduce the legislation in November.

"We have significant components from the Arizona bill that I plan to incorporate,'' he said. "We have the beginnings of it.''

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink has highlighted her Republican opponents' support of the law in stump speeches.

[izquierdista]

1. That would be interesting....

To see them round up all the Cubans in south Florida for deportation. :popcorn:

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."
--George Carlin

[Bitwit1234]

2. Looks like they are throwing Rubio out.

[tsuki]

3. Cuban don't consider themselves Hispanic. I made that mistake only once. nt

[mitchtv]

4. besides with their _sweetheart deal", like the Cuban Readjustment Act

They need only one dry foot to make them legal. Eligible to apply for a full range of social wefare programs. No indedee , not the same

[Knight Hawk]

7. Not Really

Cubans in Florida do not idenify with the "Hispanics" in the southwest.Many if not most Cubans in Florida are Republican.The Cubans that left Cuba in 1958 ,1959 etc. were of the upper professional ,mercantile classes.Rubio is from that group.If I had to make an educated informed guess I would guess there is, on balance, more anti immigrant fervor in Florida than pro immigrant ,despite the large number of Latinoes in the state.

[treestar]

5. If enough states do this, the federal authorities would just be

overwhelmed with illegals. There are so many of them.

[Dr.Phool]

6. Should be fun.

The largest hispanic demographic in Florida is Puerto Rican.

And Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite doesn't think they are American citizens.

[HockeyMom]

8. Unbelievable

I suppose she has never watched a Presidential election return? "Puerto Rico" gives it's 5(?) electoral votes to........"

Just confirms how really stupid REPUBLICANS are. BTW, I have had many arguments with people in Naples about this. However, it is inexcusable that a Congresswoman doesn't know this.

I just feel we are turning into the "Fatherland". Papers, citizen. Blue eyed, blondes Only.