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20 days in jail for immigrants who don't carry documentation on them
Florida's Republican attorney general on Wednesday proposed toughening the state's immigration laws, with powers to punish illegal immigration that could go beyond a controversial Arizona law.
Bill McCollum, who is running for governor, introduced the legislation amid an increasingly charged public debate over how far states should go to control illegal immigration, traditionally a federal responsibility.
McCollum said the bill "goes one step further" than the Arizona law, because it would increase penalties for
Originally posted by mbkennel
My spouse is a legal immigrant and has been recommended by a USCIS officer to carry the permanent residency card at all times.
However he didn't say that it was a legal requirement at all times or that there was any punishment for not doing so.
20 days in jail for immigrants who don't carry documentation on them
Originally posted by mbkennel
My spouse is a legal immigrant and has been recommended by a USCIS officer to carry the permanent residency card at all times.
However he didn't say that it was a legal requirement at all times or that there was any punishment for not doing so.
Originally posted by drwizardphd
20 days in jail for immigrants who don't carry documentation on them
Wow.
This is an affront to personal liberty that I simply can't even fathom.
Remember, this is 20 days in jail for legal citizens just because they might not have their papers on them!
And you actually support this???
Originally posted by xstealth
I would think a drivers license can be considered the same, don't we always carry that at all times?
Carrying your papers should be mandatory
Originally posted by toorare2die
I work in a restaurant here in FL. and if you have ever worked in the industry you know the people they are trying to persecute. I understamd the objection, but remember that these are great people simply trying to help their family as best they can. Also for the most part they are people who simply want to better themselves. ( for example it is messed up to charge someone with dui and wait untill they pay all their fines, then deport them, its just wrong, and it just hapened to one of our cooks)
1st post by the way
Originally posted by adifferentbreed
Bill McCollum is a moron who is gonna get his butt handed to him come November. He just a useless lobbyist trying anything at this point to garner votes. I think the 20 days is ridiculou, as well as a waste of money....not that he'd ever waste money. However, here in Florida we do have a terrible problem with illegals. I vote if we can prove it, we take 'em out to interneational waters drop 'em off and see if they can swim back.......solves a lot of problems.