(SNews) – Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a major new crackdown to tackle illegal immigration and human smuggling.
DeSantis has unveiled an extensive legislative proposal to take action against the increasing threats posed by illegal immigration.
The move seeks to tackle the problems caused by Democrat President Joe Biden’s failure to secure our nation’s borders.
DeSantis wants to increase penalties for human smuggling, strengthen statutes for the detention of illegal aliens, require universal use of E-Verify, enhance penalties for document falsification, and prohibit the issuance by local governments of ID cards to people who are not lawfully in the country.
“With this legislation, Florida is continuing to crack down on the smuggling of illegal aliens, stopping municipalities from issuing ID cards to people here illegally, and ensuring that employers are hiring American citizens or those here legally,” said Gov. DeSantis.
“Florida is a law and order state, and we won’t turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden’s Border Crisis.
“We will continue to take steps to protect Floridians from reckless federal open border policies.”
BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new plan to combat "Biden's border crisis"
– Require ALL employers use E-Verify
– Increase penalties for human smuggling
– Crack down on nonprofits creating IDs for illegal migrants
– Invalidate all out-of-state licenses for illegal migrants pic.twitter.com/cv3Sb7tWL4— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) February 23, 2023
“Human smuggling, drug trafficking, and a host of other criminal activities are steadily spilling across the Southern Border and into our state, as bad actors seek to exploit the hard-earned wealth and hard-won freedoms of our citizens for criminal gain,” Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass said in a statement.
“In tandem with our continued vigilance and cooperation with our law enforcement partners across the state, the initiatives championed today by Governor DeSantis will help to keep Floridians safer than ever, protecting our citizens from malefactors who are illegally in our state and removing them from our communities altogether.”
“The border crisis this nation is experiencing is a direct result of the federal government refusing to enforce immigration laws,” said Republican State Senator Blaise Ingoglia.
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