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August 12, 2010

Florida AG Unveils Anti-Immigrant Measure
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Florida Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bill Mc
Collum has proposed a new anti-immigrant measure that could be even
harsher than the notorious Arizona law that was partially stricken down
last month. Mc Collum’s bill would impose a twenty-day jail sentence for
any immigrant who doesn’t carry documentation, as well as longer
sentences for crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. On Wednesday,
Mc Collum said his bill "goes one step further" than Arizona’s and
predicted that Arizona will want to pass a similar measure.

Bill Mc Collum: "This is our own law, not theirs. And I think when we’re
done passing this law, Arizona is going to want our law. They’re going
to want to pass our law, because we’re better, we’re stronger, we’re
tougher, and we’re fairer."



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