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Florida Senate rejects e-Verify amendment of controversial immigration bill listen

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Tags: immigration, Arizona, JD Alexander, John Thrasher, Gwen Margolis, Mike Haridopolis, immigration reform, E-verify, Anitere Flores

A late-filed amendment filed by Senator John thrasher that would have required state employers to use e-Verify failed during the Senate’s debate of a controversial Arizona-style immigration bill. That amendment would fine businesses up to $1,500 for each worker found to be unauthorized to work in the US. While his Senate colleagues had harsh criticisms of the federal E-verify system, Thrasher defended the system.

"There aren't a lot of perfect systems out there for doing what we want to ...