Immigration Politics - Florida: Senate quietly passes immigration bill

Senate quietly passes immigration bill | Post on Politics: "With no debate, the Florida Senate quickly and quietly approved an immigration measure, keeping alive for now the issue the GOP-dominated legislature is unlikely to ultimately agree on.

The Senate measure, finalized yesterday after an emotional floor debate, would require work force boards to use E-Verify to check the immigration status of potential workers before referring them to employers and prohibit undocumented residents from receiving state or federal benefits. It would also allow nonviolent criminals to serve shorter sentences if they agree to be deported. And it would require law enforcement officers to make a “reasonable effort” to ascertain immigration status after someone has been arrested and detained. ...

Despite the Senate’s action today, chances of the two chambers reaching agreement on the thorny issue remain close to nil."