hard on 10 may Immigration Law SB1718 In this Florida State by its governor, a Republican and a candidate for his party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election today, Ron DeSantis,
This law, which has become one of the strongest anti-illegal immigration laws in living memory, AmericaCompanies with more than 25 employees are required to use the federal E-Verify system that verifies expatriate status number of workers, while toughening the sanctions for employers who fail to comply with this measure.
When does law SB1718 go into effect?
Law SB1718Which came into force on July 1, contemplates a series of draconian measures against immigrants who do not have documents to stay in the state, such as invalidating driving licenses even if they were issued in other states , which makes it impossible. to drive Florida,
Similarly, denial of medical attention, as it compels hospitals to admit Medicaid To include a question about immigration status on intake forms and to report quarterly to the agency health care Administration and another of an annual nature for the governor and the legislature.
The said law prohibits local governments from giving all kinds of money to organizations that issue identity documents to people with irregular immigration status.
Part of DeSantis’ campaign for the Republican nomination
Similarly, it guarantees up to $12 million in resources for the immigrant resettlement initiative promoted by Governor DeSantis. As opposed to the federal policy of the Joe Biden government,
The law recognizes that it is a felony to knowingly and intentionally transport an undocumented immigrant minor or more than five adults in the same state into the interior of a state that may warrant $10,000 fine and more than 15 years in prison,
law that is Vanguard of DeSantis’ presidential aspirationsIt has inspired a series of demonstrations by many groups of the community, located precisely on Saturday, July 1, the day of its implementation, which amounted to about 4.5 million people in 2018 according to official figures, Which was 21% of the total. Florida State Population.
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