Politicians in the US state of Florida are the latest to craft a bill modelled on a controversial law in Arizona, according to local media reports.<br /><br />The law, signed in April, gives broad powers to police to question people they suspect of being in the country illegally.<br /><br />Critics say it encourages racial profiling. Now politicians in at least six states have introduced bills similar to Arizona's. <br /><br />But there may be economic consequences.<br /><br />Los Angeles and one town in Indiana have passed bans on doing business with Arizona companies.<br /><br />And at least five challenges have been filed against the Arizona law - mainly on civil rights grounds<br /><br />The Obama adminstration has also signalled it will take legal action soon.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports.
