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Jim Piggott, Reporter

Published: April 13, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Updated: April 13, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Tags: Florida Immigration Coalition, Equality Florida, NAACP, Florida NAACP,
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Published: April 13, 2023 at 5:34 PMUpdated: April 13, 2023 at 7:16 PM
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Florida is proposing some of its toughest immigration laws in years, backed by
Gov. Ron DeSantis. One bill proposes prosecuting legal residents who hide or
transport people in the country illegally. As a result of that, another group
has come out with a travel advisory for people coming to state.

The Florida Immigrant Coalition wants people to know they might face problems if
the law is passed. They join two other groups Equality Florida and The Florida
NAACP which have come out with similar warnings...to not come to Florida.

A tourist from North Carolina, Keith Kemp, was visiting St. Augustine and said,
“Yeah, we’ve always heard Florida is wide open and free.”

But not everyone believes that is the case.

“I think it’s a concern for everyone, I mean this sounds like we’re going back
50 years,” another tourist named Gloria said.

TELL US: How do you feel about civil rights groups issuing travel advisories to
Florida?

Pierre Uwimana is from Rwanda, is here legally, and is involved with the group
issuing the latest travel advisory. He said the state may not be safe for any
immigrant.



“I’m very concerned that this bill that is promoted by Gov. DeSantis is going to
harm, you know, not only the immigrants but also the rest of the community in
general,” Uwimana said.

If approved, the bill would make it a felony for anyone hiding or transporting
an illegal immigrant and it would require hospitals to report immigration
status.

When asked what he says to people who say that they shouldn’t be here illegally,
Uwimana said, “I do not agree with that. There is a reason why they are here. No
one chooses to flee, no one choose to be a refugee or an immigrant. Because they
are here, there is a reason why they are facing persecution in countries where
they come from.”

Gov. DeSantis called the one issued by the Florida NAACP a few weeks ago, “a
joke,” and his spokesman issued a statement to News4JAX on Thursday: “As the
governor noted previously, this type of thing is a political stunt. We aren’t
going to waste time on political stunts but will continue doing what is right
for Floridians.”

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     RealJLW 1 day ago
     
     Boycotts are ineffective & never work, but applaud the organized efforts to
     make a statement. That's a protected right for now, until it's banned
     in.Florida.
     
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     Finally some good news!!
     
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     Keep going DeSantis! Soon the entire nation will know who you really are!
     Stop taking away our freedoms!
     
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        Exactly what “freedom” is being taken away?
        
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     Daniel 2 days ago
     
     Boycott travel to Florida, not sure how I'll sleep tonight.
     
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     K Ann 2 days ago
     
     So they're trying to reduce the amount of tax income that provides the
     freebies they expect from the government?
     
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     Sal 2 days ago
     
     "If approved, the bill would make it a felony for anyone hiding or
     transporting an illegal immigrant and it would require hospitals to report
     immigration status."
     
     Nothing wrong with the first part. It should be a felony to hide, transport
     illegal immigrants.
     
     But requiring hospitals to report immigration status is very questionable.
     Why is that needed?
     
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     Beegee 2 days ago
     
     Another political stunt. This is about as smart and effective as DeSantis
     biting the Disney hand that feeds him!!!
     
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     For once I totally agree with The Ron.
     
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     so what
     
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     Apollo2 2 days ago
     
     Does this mean they will work hard to make sure no illegal immigrant comes
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