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Florida Senate panel backs immigration crackdown plan
TALLAHASSEE – A vital Florida Senate panel has authorized a measure aimed at increasing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on unlawful immigration, drawing pushback from opponents who identified as it an attack on the state’s migrant neighborhood. The measure (SB 1718) would beef up sanctions versus enterprises that hire undocumented immigrants, let condition legislation-enforcement officers to perform random audits of businesses’ compliance with the law, and raise felony penalties for human smuggling. The proposal also would ban regional governments from giving income to organizations to develop identification playing cards for undocumented immigrants and would create that Florida will not acknowledge driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants in other states. The invoice,…


