Posted on Apr 26, 2024
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/ [login to see] /florida-economy-immigration-businesses-workers-undocumented
Like other farmers out here, Fidel Sanchez is worried about how long he will be able to keep his business going.
About a year ago, Florida Governor- and then presidential candidate- Ron DeSantis passed one of the toughest crackdowns on immigration in the country.
Like other farmers out here, Fidel Sanchez is worried about how long he will be able to keep his business going.
About a year ago, Florida Governor- and then presidential candidate- Ron DeSantis passed one of the toughest crackdowns on immigration in the country.
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow.
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Alabama did this in 2011 and the result was the same. Farms went under, crops left in the fields to rot, tax revenue saw a substantial drop and all because of the anti immigrant stance Republicans. now folks think white people will fill the gap. In Alabama it became quite apparent that whites quit because the work was to hard. Many not even finishing the day.
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SB1718 punishes employers who use undocumented labor and forbids undocumented people from having a driver's license.
Many local Florida businesses say the new law has led to workers leaving the state that's hurt their bottom line. "A lot of people are scared," says Sanchez. "A lot of people went north and never came back."
Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be to blame.
The Federal government estimates that nationwide over 40% of farmworkers are undocumented.
SB1718 punishes employers who use undocumented labor and forbids undocumented people from having a driver's license.
Many local Florida businesses say the new law has led to workers leaving the state that's hurt their bottom line. "A lot of people are scared," says Sanchez. "A lot of people went north and never came back."
Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be to blame.
The Federal government estimates that nationwide over 40% of farmworkers are undocumented.
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