Madrid. Domingo Garcia, president of the defense group League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), urged Americans not to travel to Florida, United States, before the new immigration law goes into effect this July.
Garcia called this new law “hostile and dangerous” and “as a result, for the second time in the history of LULAC (which was established 94 years ago), we issued a travel warning for anyone visiting Florida,” he added. told. for CNN.
The legislation was signed into law last week by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running for president of the country pending his candidacy, and requires employers with more than 25 employees to verify their immigration status through a federal database. needs to be done, which is known as E-Verify. Employers who do not comply with the law face fines of up to $1,000 per day unless they can prove that their workers have the required documents.
In addition, the law invalidates out-of-state identification cards such as driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prevents Florida-based agencies from issuing new cards. It would prevent people who are illegally immigrating and driving cars in the state and those who transport undocumented people living in the United States face large fines and possible jail time.
DeSantis said the legislation is “critical to fight the reckless policies of the federal government and ensure Florida taxpayers are not footing the bill for illegal immigration,” according to a statement he made when he signed the legislation earlier this month. Had done
Francisco Maldonado, a farmer who lives in Homestead, Florida, said he is not personally concerned about the new law, as he employs fewer than 25 people, as quoted by CNN. But they deport uncertified workers living in the state.
Farmers he knows, who employ more than 25 workers, are scared, “they don’t know what they’re going to do, they could lose part of the farm,” he told US television networks.
