Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida reportedly blasted the GOP-controlled state legislature this week for demonstrating against his call for an emergency special session in order to swiftly approve funding necessary to support President Donald Trump’s agenda.
“Though the Florida legislature’s leadership initially said the call for a special session on immigration enforcement was ‘premature,’ they have now finally agreed to come in and do their job. I am glad the Legislature’s bill includes many of my proposals, including the long-overdue need to eliminate tuition waivers for illegal immigrant students.” DeSantis said.
“But overall, their new bill is substantially weaker than the proposals I outlined and that are necessary to ensure that Florida leads on fulfilling the Trump Administration’s mandate to enforce immigration law and deport illegal aliens.” he added.
DeSantis also noted that the weakened legislation also “unconstitutionally removes authority to enforce the law from the governor to a lower-level cabinet agency, the Department of Agriculture, that does not oversee state law enforcement and whose stakeholders often oppose enforcement measures.”
Here is the rundown of the differences between a strong immigration response (our proposals) and the watered-down smoke-and-mirrors bill (championed by FL legislative leaders): pic.twitter.com/GZpWq7OM6b
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 28, 2025
“By giving enforcement power to the agricultural arm of state government, it ensures that enforcement never actually occurs. In short, it puts the fox in charge of the hen house. This is a unique moment in American history. We are either going to reclaim our sovereignty, uphold the law, and protect our citizens or allow this moment to slip away.” he continued.
“It is an insult to name such a weak bill after President Trump, who has been so strong on this issue,” DeSantis concluded.
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