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Legislation to give some Florida law enforcement officers federal immigration authority is speeding through the legislature.

Governor Rick Scott and many Republican state lawmakers promised to bring Arizona’s controversial immigration bill to Florida. What’s being pushed is less intense than Arizona’s bill, but Democrats, like State Senator Arthenia Joyner are still standing against it.

“This is not Arizona, this is Florida. This is where the sun shines freely and everybody is welcome. We don’t need it at this time,” said Joyner.

Arizona’s law allows police officer to check immigration status during traffic stops. Florida’s bill would allow FDLE and some Sheriff’s deputies to get clearance to check the status of people who’ve been arrested through the federal 287(g) program.