The ACLU has issued a "travel advisory urging immigrants and people of color to use extreme caution when traveling to Florida", as stated from a social media post, on April 8th, 2019. The ACLU claims the bills being passed are "draconian anti-immigrant" legislation. The bills under question are HB 527 and SB 168, two prominent bills being pushed through the Florida legislature. The Florida legislature consists of a Republican majority.
SB 168 was introduced by State Senator Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Gruters stated that the bill will prohibit cities and local municipalities from non-cooperation with the federal government regarding immigration laws and regulations, even if the local populace voted against federal legislation. Some are calling it the willful encroachment of the federal government supported by the state legislature. Ron DeSantis is very supportive of President Donald Trump's immigration policy and he will likely back legislation banning sanctuary cities like those proposed today.
Donald Trump has been targeting sanctuary cities and attempting to limit established asylum legislation that has helped thousands of DACA recipients in this country. His stance has caused a large rift within Florida which has a strong Latino population and has divided the state, even among some Republicans. It's very likely that Republicans in Florida will support this legislation, but the general populace seems to be unsupportive of their strict policies and would rather seek alternatives.
Do you support Donald Trump's immigration policy? Do you support how Ron DeSantis is handling the state?
