{"id":1716,"date":"2023-03-06T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:42:36","slug":"desantis-has-had-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Has Had Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced new efforts to combat illegal immigration in his state which has become a pressing issue in recent years as the Biden administration has refused to enforce American law and secure the southern border allowing illegal migrants to travel to Florida undeterred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFlorida will not turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden\u2019s Border Crisis,\u201d the governor wrote in a tweet<\/a>. \u201cWe are proposing additional steps to protect Floridians from these reckless federal policies, including mandatory E-Verify and prohibiting local government from issuing ID cards to illegal aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Customs and Border Protection, encounters by border patrol agents in January reached 156,274 across all sectors while it was at 251,978 in December. With migrant encounters still consistently in the hundreds of thousands every month, governors need to take action to protect American citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor DeSantis\u2019 proposal to do just that is a three-pronged approach to combatting the flow of illegal immigration into the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first prong of the governor\u2019s plan is to enhance penalties for human smuggling. This would make it a 3rd-degree felony to \u201cknowingly transport, conceal, or harbor illegal aliens\u201d thus resulting in a five-year prison sentence. If a smuggler was transporting a minor that sentence would be increased to 15 years. In both cases, these individuals will not be released from jail until they at least appear in front of a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second priority for the governor is to expand E-verify requirements for employers in the Sunshine State. The proposed legislation would require all employers to use E-verify to determine if a potential employee is eligible. If an employer were to violate this requirement twice within two years, that would result in \u201clicense revocation.\u201d Lastly, if a potential employee attempts to produce false identification for the sake of passing E-verify, that would result in a felony charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third pillar of DeSantis\u2019 plan is to disincentivize illegal immigration to Florida. The proposal would ban local governments from issuing ID cards to illegal migrants and it would make out-of-state ID cards for illegal migrants useless in the state. Secondly, it would require a citizenship check during voter registration. It would also require hospitals from collecting the immigration status of patients and submit regular reports on how much taxpayer money is being spent on caring for illegal migrants\u2019 medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced new efforts to combat illegal immigration in his state which has become a pressing issue in recent years as the Biden administration has refused to enforce American law and secure the southern border allowing illegal migrants to travel to Florida undeterred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFlorida will not turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden\u2019s Border Crisis,\u201d the governor wrote in a tweet<\/a>. \u201cWe are proposing additional steps to protect Floridians from these reckless federal policies, including mandatory E-Verify and prohibiting local government from issuing ID cards to illegal aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Customs and Border Protection, encounters by border patrol agents in January reached 156,274 across all sectors while it was at 251,978 in December. With migrant encounters still consistently in the hundreds of thousands every month, governors need to take action to protect American citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor DeSantis\u2019 proposal to do just that is a three-pronged approach to combatting the flow of illegal immigration into the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first prong of the governor\u2019s plan is to enhance penalties for human smuggling. This would make it a 3rd-degree felony to \u201cknowingly transport, conceal, or harbor illegal aliens\u201d thus resulting in a five-year prison sentence. If a smuggler was transporting a minor that sentence would be increased to 15 years. In both cases, these individuals will not be released from jail until they at least appear in front of a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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