Florida AG McCollum Pushes New Immigration Law Tougher Than Arizona's

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has proposed a tough new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration that he said would go further than a bill signed into law in Arizona.

"Florida will not be a sanctuary state for illegal aliens.”

McCollum, who is battling businessman Rick Scott for the GOP nomination for governor in Florida, said state Rep. Will Snyder intends to introduce the immigration bill at the next session of the legislature.

“The law will propose to mandate that police officers, when they make a stop, detention, or arrest, have to check to see if somebody’s status is legal or illegal,” McCollum said.

“Currently they are permitted to do [but not required] so it’s voluntary.

“They also, at the time they stop or arrest somebody, will have to have a reasonable suspicion that that person is an illegal before they make that check.

“And there is a specific provision in the bill that says there shall not be any racial profiling.”

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