Florida immigration bill's failure angers tea-party backer

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TALLAHASSEE — Republican politicians across Florida and the nation pounded the campaign pavement in 2010 with fiery rhetoric about the need to secure the country's borders and send illegal immigrants home. But when state lawmakers tried to pass legislation during their recent session, those campaign promises fell apart.

A last-minute attempt to patch together an Arizona-style immigration bill failed, angering the tea party, whose supporters helped sweep many of the Republicans into office in November. And the issue doesn't seem likely to go away with both political parties ramping up for the 2012 elections, which includes a three-way Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-immigration-bill-hangover-20110531,0,1506258.story