The immigration debate has spread all the way to Florida. The Republic Attorney General of the state intends to bring about a new legislation which would give the authority to the police officials to check the immigration status of the suspects. With this, the undocumented migrants would be subject to longer imprisonment terms.

These laws are beyond what has been put forth in Arizona. However, the federal court has put on a stop on some of the points in the law to be executed. Twenty more states are thinking on laws similar to that introduced in Arizona. According to Bill McCullum who is campaigning to become the next governor of Florida, this law would mean a great deal for public safety. The law would cater to new tools for enforcement which would protect the citizens and fight illegal immigration.

This law needs the police authorities to check on the immigration status of those arrested to know whether the person is residing in the nation legally or not. This could now be done as a daily chore which is otherwise done by the immigration officials.

With the implementation of this law, the companies operating in the state would have to use an electronic system which would enable them to check whether or not their recruits are legal residents.

As of now, there are more than 10 million undocumented migrants living in the United States. This is going to be one of the burning issues in the soon to be coming midterm elections.