The measure also provides $12 million to the Division of Emergency Management to transport immigrants who are in the country illegally to other states.
Standing behind a podium with a sign reading “Biden’s Border Crisis,” DeSantis recounted his administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, including the now infamous flight of dozens of Venezuelan migrants toThe bill DeSantis signed Wednesday takes aim at federal border policies by stepping up requirements on businesses to check the immigration status of workers, cracking down on people who bring immigrants without permanent legal status into Florida and collecting data about...
Title 42 is set to end Thursday, and many experts believe the expiration of the rule will lead to an increase in those entering the country illegally. “People are going to come if they get benefits, and so what we want to do is say there’s no benefits for coming illegally. You’re either here as a native or you come legally,” DeSantis said. “It’s already against the law for someone to be employed if they’re here illegally, but the E-Verify makes sure that that’s enforceable.”Miller Electric Company CEO Henry Brown said he supports the use of E-Verify.
DeSantis said the portion of the bill requiring certain hospitals to collect patient immigration status data on admission or registration forms is so the state can track how much is being spent on those in the country illegally.
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