A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law ... - NPR
Apr 26, 2024 · About a year ago, Florida Governor and then presidential candidate Ron DeSantis passed one of the toughest crackdowns on immigration in the country. SB1718 punishes employers who use undocumented...
What is Florida SB 1718 and how will it affect immigrants ... - NPR
May 30, 2023 · Among its provisions, the strict new state legislation limits social services for undocumented immigrants, allocates millions more tax dollars to expand DeSantis' migrant relocation program,...
What Happened After Florida Cracked Down on Undocumented …
22 hours ago · Florida’s 2023 law cracking down on undocumented immigrants has prompted some workers to leave the state and made filling jobs harder for some small businesses. Still, the law hasn’t resulted ...
What Happened After Florida Cracked Down on Illegal Immigration
23 hours ago · Florida’s 2023 law cracking down on illegal immigration has prompted some workers to leave the state and made filling jobs harder for some small businesses. Still, the law hasn’t resulted in ...
Florida immigrants leave the state over DeSantis immigration law - NBC News
Jun 25, 2023 · Florida immigrants who made their lives in the state for years detail how they felt they had to leave over Gov. DeSantis' immigration law. An undocumented immigrant who built a business...
New laws intensify harsh reality for Florida's undocumented
Aug 29, 2024 · The changes in state law are making it harder for undocumented individuals to live and support their families, according to Kennedy. About 1.2 million unauthorized immigrants live in Florida, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. About 82,000 are living in the Tampa Bay region, according to the Migration Policy Institute. But ...
Undocumented: Living, working under Florida's strict immigration law …
Nov 30, 2023 · According to KFF, formerly known as Kaiser Family Foundation, legally present and undocumented immigrants make up 1.8 million people, or about 8% of Florida's total population. Non-citizen immigrants also make up 23% of all construction workers in Florida.
How Florida's new immigration law affects migrants and hospitals
Aug 9, 2023 · Many in healthcare fear other undocumented immigrants may suffer the same fate due to recent changes to Florida's immigration law. SB1718 forces Medicaid-accepting hospitals to ask...
New laws intensify harsh reality for Florida's undocumented
Aug 29, 2024 · Fear has forced many undocumented workers to leave the state following a new law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. A slate of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration went into effect July 1.
Florida bill would ban students in the US without legal permission …
4 days ago · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some public colleges and universities from admitting immigrants who are in the country without legal permission. The proposal comes the day after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump’s ...