Politics | Florida Florida GOP Crafting Arizona-Like Law It would crack down on illegal immigrants By John Johnson Posted Jun 26, 2010 1:49 PM CDT Copied A woman protests against Arizona immigration law in front of the US Embassy in Mexico City, Saturday, May 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz) The controversy over Arizona's immigration law may be coming to the East Coast. Florida Republicans are writing a law based on Arizona's that would give police expanded authority to demand proof of residence from suspects, reports the Miami Herald. "We have significant components from the Arizona bill that I plan to incorporate,'' said state House member William Snyder. "We have the beginnings of it.'' Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican candidate for governor, is helping draft the measure, which could be introduced in the March legislative session. "The reaction is, 'What? This is ridiculous,' '' a Tampa immigration lawyer tells the Herald. "It is supposed to be that you are legal until you are proven guilty. This law is like, `We think you are guilty unless you establish that you are innocent.' '' Read These Next Murdered couple died "protecting their little girls." Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a huge quake near Russia. One wrong step costs teen at Yellowstone. Trump may have a Joe Rogan problem. Report an error