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OPINION: RON DESANTIS’ DANGEROUS NEW POWER GRAB

Opinion by Raul A. Reyes
Published 3:14 PM EDT, Wed April 19, 2023
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In the coming weeks, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature is expected to
pass a package of immigration measures championed by Republican Governor Ron
DeSantis. These proposals are the harshest crackdown on illegal immigration by a
state in over a decade. “We need to do everything in our power to protect the
people of Florida from what’s going on at the border and the border crisis,”
DeSantis said at a February press conference.

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Unfortunately, the proposals from DeSantis will not help solve the border
crisis, let alone protect residents of the Sunshine State. The measures
he is backing are likely unconstitutional and certainly impractical. They will
harm undocumented immigrants, their families and other Floridians. If enacted,
the measures hold the potential to seriously damage the state’s economy, as its
agriculture, hospitality and service sectors depend heavily on immigrant
workers. The American Immigration Council estimates that immigrants make up over
a quarter of the state’s labor force.

Under the proposed legislation, people sheltering, hiring, or transporting
undocumented immigrants would face felony charges. Hospitals would be
required to ask patients their immigration status and then report it to the
state. The measures would invalidate out-of-state drivers’ licenses issued to
undocumented immigrants.




If some of these ideas sound familiar, that’s because several states have tried
to enact similar laws in the past. Arizona, Alabama and Georgia tried their own
versions of strict immigration laws, only to have them largely struck down by
the courts. The Supreme Court was clear in US v Arizona (2012) that immigration
policy is the jurisdiction of the federal government, and it is hard to see how
DeSantis can get around this established precedent. No matter how angry he may
be about what he views as President Joe Biden’s “open borders” policy, DeSantis
cannot lawfully take immigration matters into his own hands.

Legal issues aside, the governor’s ideas really don’t make sense in a
state where the Migration Policy Institute estimates one in five residents is an
immigrant, including 772,000 who are undocumented.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters gathered at the Iowa State
Fairgrounds on March 10, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Opinion: Don’t count DeSantis out yet; the GOP’s 2024 race is far from over

Because Florida’s proposed immigration measures are written so broadly, all
kinds of everyday activities could become a crime for people living there. This
would include citizens and legal residents, like a pastor who gives an
undocumented immigrant a ride to church, a landlord who rents to a family with
an undocumented member, or a person who hires an undocumented caregiver for
their elderly parents. The measures would also force state and local law
enforcement officers to act as immigration agents, diverting time and resources
away from serious offenses.

The provision of the proposed law involving hospitals is especially problematic.
If Florida hospitals begin asking patients’ immigration status, it will lead to
undocumented people avoiding medical treatment for themselves or for their
children. Research shows that even lawfully present immigrants avoid accessing
health care due to language barriers, confusion, or fear, and these fears are
heightened when immigrants are undocumented. You don’t have to be a medical
expert to recognize that Florida’s plan could result in serious emergencies,
needless suffering and the possibility of a broader public health crisis.

It’s no wonder that the DeSantis plan is generating pushback among some
Floridians. Religious leaders are concerned that the proposals could
hinder their outreach efforts in immigrant communities. Some conservatives view
these immigration measures as a potential intrusion by big government,
while Latino advocacy groups see them as an invitation to racial profiling by
law enforcement.


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True, DeSantis is rightly concerned about illegal immigration and its impact on
Florida. But unauthorized border crossings have been trending downward, with US
Customs and Border Protection reporting that last month’s numbers were lower
than in March 2022 or March 2021. The governor’s proposal won’t fix the
situation at the border anyway. It will simply make life harder for Florida’s
undocumented immigrants and anyone who comes into their lives. It is ironic that
the same governor who sent Venezuelan asylum-seekers to Martha’s Vineyard last
year, now wants to make transporting unauthorized migrants a crime.

With his immigration crackdown, it appears that DeSantis is hoping to improve
his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination should he
run. Yet running as a Trump wannabe is no winning strategy. DeSantis trails the
former president by double digits in a new Quinnipiac poll, so the
governor should maybe consider a new approach. Perhaps he can join the
Republican governors of Utah and Indiana, who have called for immigration
reform, or at least come up with more nuanced ideas for his home state.

The plan by Gov. DeSantis to punish undocumented people in his state is both
divisive and destructive, and goes against his state’s long tradition of being a
haven for immigrants. His legislation represents an attack on Florida families,
immigrant communities and American citizens.


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