Global Courant
Thousands of Latinos have responded to the call that was made on social networks to protest against the SB1718 law promoted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Juan Flores, director of the September 15 Foundation, obviously moved, said that if there are no responses to the requests made this Thursday, he will return on Sunday with the sit-in and pressure measures.
”We have spoken out against this disastrous law. We held the sit-in in Tampa because here alone we have more than 60,000 Hondurans,” Flores said.
“More than 5,000 people have arrived and more continue to arrive. Here there are people of all nationalities, Hispanics have united, ”she added.
Entrepreneurs from the area have arrived at the sit-in, as well as authorities who have taken up the demands of the protesters.
This restrictive law, which enters into force on July 1, 2023, has been DeSantis’ bet in his search for the United States presidential chair.
SB1718 will toughen the requirements for companies to verify the immigration status of workers. That is, companies with more than 25 employees must use the E-verify program to determine their immigration status and establish fines for offenders. E-verify is a federal system that determines whether employees can legally work in the United States.
Additionally, SB1718 will allow authorities to charge someone with human trafficking if they knowingly transport an undocumented migrant across state lines, for which they will face up to 15 years in prison.
It would also prohibit an undocumented immigrant from driving a car, even if they have a driver’s license from another state.
Hospitals that accept public insurance Medicaid and emergency departments are required to collect data on the immigration status of patients.
It prohibits local governments from providing money to organizations that issue identification cards to people who are in the country illegally.
Eliminates exemptions from tuition fees for migrants who study and do not have documents.
Lawyers will no longer be able to practice their profession if they are still regulating their immigration status.
Law enforcement agencies will be required to collect DNA samples from individuals who do not possess regulated immigration status and will be detained under a federal detainer request.
Finally, it allocates 12 million dollars for the transfer of migrants to other states.
