Floridians already feeling economic effect of DeSantis immigration law

[@shmootube5000]

Wait, but I thought they were “taking our jobs” so where are all the hard-working Floridians jumping at the chance for these jobs?

[@strawdemindset]

The hiring has been slow in construction, they dont want to train new people

[@Gaming_Antics]

White Republicans only want management jobs and six figures salary jobs, labor work are for colored people.

[@Yokonato]

They been crying about immigrants stealing their jobs but most people don't even want to cut their own grass 😂.

[@thisismyusername6717]

@@Yokonatoim sitting on my porch after 10 1/2 hours working and my neighbor comes over asking if i can mow his grass🤣

[@jonmh9668]

Bro think hard. When's the last time white people did all their own grunt work?

[@austinhernandez2716]

There's someone in Florida that voted for DeSantis and just lost all of his workers. He 100% deserves it, let his business fail. I feel zero pity for those people. They need to start facing the consequences of their actions. Hopefully this will open their eyes

[@BobRooney290]

your comment is un-american as it gets. are you in china?

[@EB-sh2jr]

​@@elisahaynes462no, we are not all in this together. Christian fanatics are facists and destroying the rights of people in this nation. They are no different then the taluban and they need to be locked up just like trump

[@Misael8924]

​​​​@@elisahaynes462It's called Sow what you Reap. Consequences come. And I also wish bad on people that do harm unto others. Especially those pieces of lying s** politicians who are the cause of the division.

[@kikaye38]

Take those Air Jordans off and those smartphones away and get your kids ready for agricultural labor America. Out on the field under the unforgiving sun... This'll be hilarious.

[@mariearmstrong9185]

Desantis hasn't always been an insane person.

[@areareare9953]

This is what they wanted, this is what they get. But, if it's illegal to transport undocumented immigrants, doesn't that mean that DeSantis should be arrested for shipping people to Martha's Vineyard??

[@mariegarside8830]

Excellent point

[@TyrellClark-qv4nb]

No you misread the law, it is for transporting illegals within the State of Florida. He sent planes to Texas to get them.

[@mariegarside8830]

@@TyrellClark-qv4nb Didn't he have them transported to Flordia before sending them on to Martha's Vineyard?

[@mariegarside8830]

If an undocumented immigrant suffers a medical emergency, will the paramedics and ambulance drivers be arrested for transporting said immigrant to the hospital ?

[@bachvandals3259]

@@mariegarside8830 Yes, you can also be imprisoned for doing lyft and uber, so always check your customer visa or just refuse service. Buses and train operators would also all be prison when its enforced correctly, i wonder how would they manage the influx of prisoners.

[@filrabat1965]

DeSantis could have looked at Alabama. Ten years ago, they tried something similar. The result was $140 million of crops rotting in the fields.

[@AskMiko]

Excellent point… I saw an article mentioning this. I researched more and yes, their economy was hit hard by the rotting crops

[@3baxcb]

Perhaps the fitting symbol of DeSantis' own brand of politics. A massive rotten and expensive waste.

[@Ra4758]

I can't believe liberal sheep thought Biden was going to save the world 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@starseedlifepath9]

Immigrants always mad when OUR AMERICAN rules change about immigrants.

[@filrabat1965]

@@starseedlifepath9 Saying it's an "AMERICAN" rule is one thing. Saying that "AMERICAN rule" makes sense is quite another. BTW, "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" (Samuel Johnson).

[@marcmcpherson6960]

I live in Ohio. The landlord of my apartment building hired a roofing contractor to redo the roof of the building. Almost every single car the workers drove to the site everyday had a Florida tag. I don't know if they are here until Florida legislators come to their senses or if they are here permanently. All I know is that they are here, some 1,000 miles away from Florida and they did an amazing job on our roof and took the time to clean up after the job was done. I almost feel sorry for the Floridians who lost their roofers, especially now that its hurricane season down there.

[@mlohorn]

i just had a bathroom remodeled using florida immigrants too,, 1/3 the cost and FAR better job done!! keep being a bigot florida ill get my entire house rebuilt and you can all live in tents in florida!!!

[@Nancybee1000]

Don't even contemplate feeling sorry for Floridians...they voted DeSatan in by a landslide and what he does is what they get and deserve!!!

[@aerospacesystems8658]

@@mlohorn You just want to have slave labor to support your life style.

[@happygolden-mountain]

Uhh no. You should be thankful. Cause they work harder than actual Americans in flordia.

[@extremelylucky999]

Americans will fill those roles.

[@tiberiussempronious6252]

He's not trying to do the job he was elected to do, hes doing what he thinks will get him the job he feels entitled to.

[@nanszoo3092]

and the saddest thing is that he will not be there when the mess he is leaving has really settled into the Florida economy in a year or two ... Not that he is really there now though. What he is doing to the farms and the schools, etc. ... It's going to take a while until we see the true cost of these regressive policies. I thought it might be a great land grab (farmlands for developments) but without the basic services that Florida already had, I can't see that being a profitable idea right now. I lived in Florida for 50 years and while I saw people move in, I also saw a lot of people move out for a better life elsewhere as soon as they could.. I keep checking his bio because I can't believe he grew up in the same Florida that I did. But I guess he didn't, because my part of Florida always understood the value of immigrants to our economy. At least I thought most of us did. How he ever got reelected is just beyond my imagination.

[@knites09]

He learned from 🍊Dump.

[@anubis8370]

he's trying to do what he thinks is going to get him elected as president

[@vetgirl71]

@@nanszoo3092he’s a hateful racist bigot, he has turned the clock back in Florida. We all knew for decades that immigrants are the ones doing these low wage , back breaking jobs. No American born citizen will do these jobs, so the tax payers will suffer economically & financially. He got voted in by most of those wealthy farmers, business owners (landscapers, construction, restaurants, hotels , farms ect). I don’t feel sorry for the hateful greedy business owners who voted for him, they deserve to lose money and struggle! This is what extremism and hatred looks like! This so called man will not win the presidential elections! People see he will destroy our country, now they are WOKE!

[@spiritcloud5883]

Yes and it may backfire on him, no matter how much someone is a racist or bigot they put money first and he’s affecting their money.

[@darrencharles]

when these laws were first announced, my immediate thought was the only reason you do this is to de-value farmland and make small farmers go under so big corps can by at pennies on the dollar. this is still my thought.

[@pierrerochon7271]

me too- i luv tat statement

[@detrickmeadows]

That part!

[@juliettebobcat704]

You are right! I hadn't thought of that!

[@decastromusic]

I wonder if Bill Gates donated to his campaign 😮

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

​@@decastromusicno he doesn't He's apart of the wef aka the people who support mass immigration destroying countries

[@bskec2177]

Relying on illegal immigrants for labor, allows an employer to pay under min wage, and ignore safety and workplace regulations The silver lining here is that by forcing illegals out of the state, it will force employers to meet these min standards, or go out of business - however, given the length of time this has been going on, the "go out of business" option is going to be forced on a lot of people. What is needed is a path to make illegal immigrants legal, so they can be protected under the law, and provide the services the business community needs.

[@osmosisjones4912]

So that's might be cause the of the inflation. Minimum wage. Everything cost nickel when wages were lower

[@melraz4134]

Everyone, stay away from Florida!

[@bskec2177]

@@osmosisjones4912 Rising labor costs are an insignificant factor in the current inflation situation. Global food and energy costs have increased, mostly due to the war in Ukraine. Ukraine was a major food supplier to Europe, and is currently producing very little. The economic sanctions on Russia are also effecting oil prices, as they are a major supplier in that market as well. Whether or not the local retailer has to pay another dollar an hour makes so little impact on inflation as to make the concept laughable.

[@osmosisjones4912]

@@bskec2177 it's the sanctions most haven't heard much of Ukraine before

[@justinddunlap]

​@@osmosisjones4912 wage increases trailed and are still trailing inflation.

[@GodisBlackx]

Where are all of the people claiming their jobs were being taken by immigrants? All of the hardworking people who say they get looked over? Where are they?

[@kingkee1880]

They have to raise the pay and you’ll see them

[@BrandonEht]

There’s a lot more to it then “the immigrants take our jobs.” For one someone is enriching themselves off of cheap labor and not paying payroll tax. Two, it drives down wages for people who are actually citizens of this country. And three, most of them send their earnings back to their family in whatever country they’re from instead of putting it back in the US economy

[@aylalawone7049]

Prob at home with malaria.

[@J-manli]

@@kingkee1880 A corporation raising pay and improving working conditions? Sounds quite far fetched imo.

[@Omarbrown204]

All those people is over 65😂 that’s saying that the younger ones can’t last 16 hours in 95 degrees weather they will get skin cancer

[@jamesz.williams8746]

Can’t say I feel sorry for Florida or anyone who voted for this guy.

[@ROBATORE]

we had no choice against Chris christie. You have to understand we dont want Florida to become a democratic run state because it would have turned us weak on crime. Desantis is really destroying himself right now. Can't argue that.

[@anubis8370]

yeah i don't either because its a bunch of baby boomers that believe anything their governor tell them.

[@stevetaxpayer6664]

They don't need your sympathy, they are doing great.

[@heckensteiner4713]

He's hot and has a cute butt with a bobbly head.

[@jewdy8915]

@@ROBATOREthat raid on Maralago wasn’t very weak on crime in Florida…

[@bryanthomas1495]

As a teacher who just left the state of Florida, I can tell you there is also a shortage of teachers in the state because we are leaving

[@sadjaxx]

Teachers and Obstetricians.

[@marcd1981]

Medical personnel and even politicians are moving their families out.

[@jeremypritts7849]

Glad you left just stay gone

[@thecreolecajun]

So happy for you!! ☺️

[@ultraviolet5829]

Good bye

[@MartinOrtiz23]

I live in Dallas Texas, many immigrants and their families liked traveling to Florida for vacation during summer, they all spent a lot of money in Florida, Hotels,Food, Gas, entertainment, purchase goods, etc. But with this new Florida Laws, No one is traveling to Florida anymore, they’re now spending that money elsewhere. We are talking millions if not hundreds of millions lost in tourism in Florida.

[@mattk8810]

And many slave jobs ended

[@jarochito73]

Good

[@italianozuzu1232]

Same in Texas 😂😂😂

[@Partsunknown426]

No they didn't, they clog the hospitals and don't pay a dime, learn please.

[@Thea-gj2or]

Gee. I wonder who the host's want me to vote for?

[@Los150]

This is what you get when your entire political fluency is in ‘culture war.’

[@johnnycheung5536]

Ron DeSantis can achieve pretty much the same results by reenacting the *Siege of Leningrad* on the _entirety_ of the State of Florida. But he won't do that because he's a giant octopussy.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Radical left of racist right... Hmmm.

[@516Mel]

@@aerospacesystems8658 Unfortunately you are completely clueless as to how our economy works, and you are too simple understand how conservative economic policies result in stagnation.

[@russwhite8872]

@@aerospacesystems8658Or, you’re just rationalizing racism.

[@Byoink]

​@@aerospacesystems8658immigration, including illigal, literally provably and empirically improve low class wages across the board.

[@matlew1960]

Sounds to me like the Floridians are suffering from buyer's remorse....

[@velmathomas5000]

I did not buy this dumbazz😂. I didn't buy him the first time either.

[@jessicamacallister9272]

I doubt the people that voted for him have a problem with it.

[@rozgnatt1]

Not the White "Settlers" who claim ownership of their state.

[@MsTeeIsHis]

He maybe horrible but the alternative was worst

[@jessicamacallister9272]

@@MsTeeIsHis Wow you need to have higher standards.

[@Odin029]

This is what happens when people elect talking points instead of people with a real ideas or sense of service.

[@phuckerpower]

How he still got reelected after the Martha's Vineyard fiasco is truly astounding. But hey, Florida, amirite?

[@Los150]

Thank you! Well said

[@1butterontoast]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ericmckinney4607]

Thank you.DeSantis is a walking PR stunt.

[@hushmoney2058]

@@phuckerpower Biden shouldn't have flown them into Fla. in the middle of the night ....

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

Im a travel nurse. Lived in Florida my whole life but I do not plan on returning there because of the politics over the past few years.

[@jjhrkel]

Good riddance

[@donniebrasco4114]

Thank you.

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

Salute to Florida for ending lifetime alimony. 🍺

[@marianna1513]

They tried to hire "citizens," and some lasted only until lunch. They kept asking for 15-minute breaks. And the rest never returned the next day. The farmers were talking about it to a news crew 🤣🤣🤣 Edit: For everyone saying why I'm laughing. Because these were people saying that jobs were taken from them. So when they did the jobs "taken from them," they couldn't keep up. So it is funny. Also working the land is not easy. And yes, everyone should have good and fair pay for doing such hard labor. But sadly, it's not like that. So if you're going to complain about undocumented taking your jobs, and then you can't do the job, maybe you should stay quiet and take a seat.

[@0.-._.-._.-.0.-._.-._.-.0]

Why U laughing? Of course U should get at least 15 minute break doing hard manual labor in 90° weather.... Maybe businesses should pay more than slave wages 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jessecorona3076]

@@0.-._.-._.-.0.-._.-._.-.0well do you understand the meaning of inflation man? If you pay someone more for a menial job like this means cost o living goes up! Sure there isn’t wrong with 15 minute breaks but this is back breaking work which I cannot do probably you and the rest of these fat Americans. So yea it’s hilarious 😂

[@yosemite735]

Sure, you were out in the fields weren't ya.

[@franciscoduran-dt3of]

White people were the laziest people I ever met in my life

[@luisnumba10]

​@@0.-._.-._.-.0.-._.-._.-.0​ she's laughing because the jobs were essentially given back to the citizens who constantly claim that "iMmiGrAnTs aRe tAkInG oUr JoBs", yet those same citizens cant last a day or a week in that job market. The average citizen is not used to, or willing, to work in those conditions. Conditions that many immigrants are okay dealing with because many just want to make a decent living, and those jobs are usually openly available for them due to the conditions. The topic of wages and jobs is also another discussion which also ties in with immigration in many ways. However, this is all a result of capitalism and bad politics.

[@danbusey]

Florida deserves the public servants they have elected. Be careful what you ask for... you may get it.

[@dickmoney2946]

Ur obviously a fan of Slave labor too.

[@rogerlewis3507]

I lived in Florida and I agree with you all the way.

[@jtjones4081]

So Florida has been operating an illegal economy all these years. Good to know. I'm actually in favor of this law. Every state should have to do this. Big Ag is benefiting from illegal labor while their GOP allies put all the blame on Dems. Hypocrites.

[@MSG685]

What about those of us that fought against them.

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

@@MSG685 Vote harder! :)

[@tsb-2489]

Alabama did this same thing years ago and didn't work for them either. Ignorance keeps duplicating ignorance.

[@Rhaspun]

Actually it wasn't that long ago. I do remember many of the farmers in Alabama saying that they were going to lose a lot of their crops because they didn't have enough people to work their fields.

[@phamhuyvinh]

Not only AL but also GA. If you don’t know history, you will keep making the same mistakes made elsewhere.

[@comradewolf4901]

Racism always has a cost.

[@evinchester7820]

You are SPOT ON. I remember that. Was in the Crop Insurance business at that time. And not all crops can be harvested by machines. Some have to be harvested by hand. And when they did this in Alabama, the CROPS ROTTED IN THE FIELDS. And the farmers Federal Crop insurance DID NOT COVER THAT! ENJOY FLORIDA, ENJOY!

[@hopesnopes]

YES! Thanks for bringing this up. The results were disastrous.

[@shesaknitter]

If Ron Disaster does not understand the concept of unintended consequences, that makes him even more unpresidential than his lack of charisma, dislike of people, and overall nastiness make him. Who wants his policies inflicted on the whole country when they have been so bad for Florida?

[@osmosisjones4912]

Seems like projection. You don't seem understand the time when work shift's from illegal workers to Legal workers . It already getting higher demand for housing

[@gotherecom]

might as well vote for tRump

[@bradleyweigle7875]

Governor DeSantis doesn't want illegal aliens in America. Key word being ILLEGAL.

[@5KiTl3z0r8]

How is any of this bad? What do you think about how child traffickers love open borders and less time for trafficking.

[@abc-ed1nr]

His policies have been great for Florida

[@Splashstar216]

This is actually pretty perfect. Now the country gets first-hand glimpses of what could happen to the US if he's elected.

[@thecreolecajun]

Yes!! Not looking good at all 😂

[@spartandodge6034]

Don't we already know this?

[@marcymccann901]

Yes, I believe he's the problem, not his political party.

[@JonSteelman-bm5dg]

DeSantis 2024

[@emeralddragon2010]

It would be awesome but Trump for 4 then him for 8 will solve this illegal scum issue

[@nacoran]

Checking people at a hospital for immigration status is sickeningly unethical. Doctors, lawyers and when they are reporting or testifying. to cops.. not only is it creepy and authoritarian, but it creates bad results for society as a whole.

[@johnstarks32]

If we secured the border we wouldn't have the problem... We can't just continue to let tons of illegal immigrants into the country without knowing who they are or what their intentions are. What other thriving country in the world does this??

[@blak3brutus229]

You want me to pay for some illigal thugs gang shooting victims?

[@nts4906]

Republicans are sick evil humans

[@framazz7575]

Especially with malaria outbreaks, here in Spain undocumented immigrants are granted healthcare, we're light years ahead

[@josueperez4274]

You my friends do not know, how the worlds work is not that simple!

[@richardherndon451]

It's interesting how he makes a law against transporting migrants but he and Abbott are breaking that law and even pushing bus companies to break the law by sending them to other states. Where's his punishment?

[@tomservo5007]

the migrants on the bus have legal status, the new law is for undocumented aliens

[@altortugas5979]

His hypocrisy knows no bounds.

[@only1muppet]

😂 that’s actually a good point. Unfortunately he’s not shipping migrants from Miami, just Texas.

[@justsimplygoodcooking3176]

They broke the law when they came so everyone should be able to break them too

[@BobRooney290]

what punishment? you democrats perfected the anti-law practices.

[@lokinakor1]

Ron should be prosecuted under his own law for illegally transporting migrants under false pretenses.

[@billbillerton6122]

They should've never been allowed in the country in the first place.

[@dannyisinborderline1573]

Now is your time to shine Americans! Go work to those farms!

[@DanielHernandez-ij4gy]

Good one..!!😅

[@xindaxoxou7431]

For a living wage and worker protections, yes they will.

[@petergriffin7121]

@@xindaxoxou7431then those prices for goods will rise!

[@Nclake5485]

Sounds like someone is upset because the slave labor is leaving 😆

[@ammoalamo6485]

Americans will not do farm work, at least not in the numbers needed, nor will they receive the protections and wages they will ask. Farm work is hard outdoor work, sometimes back-breaking stoop labor, sometimes hand-numbing picking and packing, often under a relentless hot sun. It's these factors that will drive away most Americans, especially when they can sit at a phone in an air-conditioned phone bank for similar wages.

[@KP-us1ld]

A lot of Republicans said cheap labor was preventing them from working more manual labor jobs. Well now here's your chance! I don't want to hear anything about a labor shortage, you guys asked for this, good luck picking oranges.

[@bobsacamano7653]

for $7 an hour

[@QueenAnitaSoul1]

​@@bobsacamano7653 Hahaha

[@mikef2811]

@@bobsacamano7653 Wait till Americans pay $10 for one orange....LOL

[@eveleo5066]

​@@mikef2811it's close to that price now

[@Mina.15]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tejanoj3017]

To those whining about immigrants taking your jobs, there you go. Get to work! 🤨. Though I doubt most of you will last a week.

[@LadyAtheOnly]

💯🎯💯🎯

[@wildbill3627]

One day, if their continued GOP whining doesn't drown out the crops!!! 😂

[@jamesmaxwell4285]

So true well stated

[@arturovillaluz2053]

They'll come up with this excuse: "Hey, don't blame me, I didn't vote for DeSantis!"

[@dctrevett]

There are reports of white people not even lasting half a day!

[@rodvan-zeller6360]

This means employers were exploiting workers, proper pay would now prevent shortage of workers.

[@angelloya6035]

It doesn't matter how much they pay people still won't work...

White Americans don’t work those jobs. Ever so come visit and you’ll see

[@maybemablemaples2144]

​@@angelloya6035that's literally not true. Stop drinking the kool-aid. Companies just don't want to hire people because then they have to pay for the training. I'm begging you to read up about company towns and why we have labor laws in the first place.

[@Ronldbx6]

I think turning down another human being away from a hospital that needs help is disgusting!

[@Helen-ml3pu]

It can also lead to deaths. Let's see how Dumbsantis would like being held accountable for that.

[@RETUSAF1995]

What's disgusting is getting health care and US citizens footing the bill.

[@desmodus5635]

That's DeSantis for you! He's a worse choice than Trump, although not by much since they are both incompetent, blithering idiots.

[@jacobo9611]

What’s disgusting is our government overworking you or worse firing bc you didn’t get a vax shot yet illegals can cross over and get free healthcare

[@JustinJaffry]

Name one case where this has happened?

[@j.m.9727]

Florida wanted it. Let them have it. Let them live with the consequences of their actions. They elected DeSantis.

[@cesarcanaria517]

They found out DeSantis = disaster.

[@robincarter56]

Exactly

[@ds8290]

Lol. Yesssss!!! That’s what they get for voting for DeSatan.

[@LGBTGROOMSOURCHILDREN]

Bro??? what are you even talking about, you actually believe what is being presented to you. look around, all the commentors here are being catered to for clicks. We are doing amazing down here and we love it.

[@kitchennutritionwithmammag1008]

You made your bed now lie in it!

[@tonyr120]

I feel for the floridians that did not vote for DeSantis. The ones that voted for him or didn't vote at all, this is your doing. Hope you're enjoying it.

[@sylvialawrence4431]

Same thing I said when the Orange Julius Caesar occupied the Oval office! Now, has the nerve to be able to run again!!

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Punish Florida economically. I cancelled visiting Florida this year. I am not going to spend my dollars in a state run by a demagogue.

[@donniebrasco4114]

Thank you.

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

No. 🤨

[@billhuff131]

I suggest you try New York city, ride the subway, take a walk in Central Park, you'll love it.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

@@billhuff131 I live in central park west. Amazing place full of educated people unlike Bithlo.

[@user9b2]

I hope republicans Floridian are ready to roll up their sleeves to clean toilets, bathrooms, hospitals, etc, etc.

[@jamesmaxwell4285]

Maybe desantis will roll up his sleeves to clean his toilet at the capital

[@kloatlanta]

And pick fruit in 99 degree sun all day. For $8/hr

[@castanza128]

@@kloatlanta They simply won't do it for 8/hr. So the farmer will have to pay more and more until people will do the job. ...as the good lord intended. All is well and good with that. We can pay a bit more for our strawberries, or somebody will invent something to harvest them. Bringing in illegals, so the farmer can exploit them and make more money.... is another thing. An evil thing.

[@thellanosfamiy]

Yes

[@ReflectivitytivitcelfeR]

@@kloatlanta So you're basically saying it's okay to exploit people.....

[@je8784]

Highest rate of inflation in the US. No workers, no crops get harvested. Good job DeSatan.

[@wisehr]

The farmers will get govt subsidies....welfare checks.

[@BigFatJuicyMonkies]

DeMoron.

[@Arltratlo]

do you know a country called England, they did the same thing a few years ago, leaving the EU and its worked out well for them, for the rich people, who said its have to have benefits for the normal people?

[@hushmoney2058]

@@wisehr Better them than the Illegals ...

[@WokeOne75]

​@@wisehrThat is becoming less and less.

[@Jen-ur4ut]

He may have overestimated the national bigot vote. Watching him go down in flames is peak schadenfreude.

[@kimocoloma4123]

Did you see the final count of his votes. No chance.

[@Cpk86]

Think about it,it doesn’t matter what’s going on in the world. The main problem is that human slavery has never ended. Cooperation just changed the rules by us being born with a number aka social security number,go to school to train to be a slave in a good way and then work most of your life only for most of it to be taken out of your check leaving you little to get by to make you to make you keep working and if you’re retired,you soon won’t be anymore the way this world is going lol. If that’s not human trafficking/prostitution/human slavery,I don’t know what is🤣💀.

[@matthewgagnon9426]

They're just going to blame democrats for it because DeSantis tells them it's democrats fault, and his base is full of INCREDIBLY stupid people who will just buy it.

[@monicavillarreal3902]

That's a joke. He will not go down. He made a great decision.

[@aubrey1633]

​@@monicavillarreal3902yeah I guess. His stupidity might turn Florida Blue. That would be great for the country.

[@LogicalNiko]

Interesting how Massachusetts was excluded from this despite having the same criteria as Rhode Island. Could it possibly be that a lot of very wealthy and influential large businesses owners, including executives in big pharma and defense contractors, live in Massachusetts and own properties in Florida….?

[@pamelapeterson2987]

Coming from a small farming/ranching community in CA which depends heavily on immigrant labor, I've always said that if Republicans were truly serious about immigration, they WOULD go after those that employ them with fines/jail time....but only DeSantis was stupid enough to actually do it..and now Florida is "finding out".

[@roberta4989]

There is a big difference between illegal immigrants and immigrants. Too many people and too many media outlets interchange the two. Illegal immigrants get out! Legal immigrants have a right to work, that's the law!

[@pamelapeterson2987]

@@roberta4989 90% of immigrants working in my neighbors' fields, vineyards, and ranches are undocumented. The American agro-economy would literally implode without them and our food would be left rotting in the fields. Talk about food price inflation! We had a taste of this when Trump instituted his "Zero Tolerance" policies. There are not enough legal workers to fill those jobs. With record unemployment in this country, we should be looking for solutions to legitimize immigrant workers, not criminalize them. Even conservatives in my community agree with this idea...because they own the majority of the farms and ranches in my area.

[@lupediaz1666]

@@roberta4989 we're NOT stupid to know the difference between legal and illegal migration BUT it seems like you don't, because where are all the legal migrants that are NOT taking the jobs that the illegal ones are willing to take. Maybe it's the lega ones like you ( that is if you are legal) the ones that need to LEAVE, especially if you're the hateful kind.

[@markwilliams7226]

@@pamelapeterson2987why are you bragging about people working in slavery-like conditions in your fields? Do they have health insurance? What happens if they overheat/hurt themselves? Shame on you for exploiting foreign people’s despair to save some bucks! Invest in technology and modernize instead of whining!

[@goodtroublemaker143]

@@roberta4989then get ready for expensive produce, shortages, and lost businesses.

[@doricetimko5403]

In my wildest dreams I never believed this level of regression would occur in American society…. Uneffingbelievable

[@HolyDiver-dx6px]

Really? How old are you kiddo?

[@stephendailey3108]

Likewise, he rather harm the very backbone that makes florida

[@CVert151]

Anyone who supports this man hates America.

[@Machia52612]

So progression is open borders?

[@CVert151]

@@Machia52612 What evidence do you have that there are open borders?

[@patwo4259]

I am a Floridian. I DID NOT vote for DeSantAss but I still have to live with all the consequences of his actions. The retirement community I live in has tons of tRump and DeSantAss loyalists. I am ashamed of them.

[@bryna7]

Same. I feel like everywhere I turn there are right wing maga people with American flag shirts ready to get in a fight with anyone that disagrees.

[@elcid4097]

You should retire in California or New York. You will fit right in

[@keniamartinez7702]

Please stay and fight, please speak up, what you think matters, you are not alone

[@Paulftate]

​@@keniamartinez7702FJB

[@DanielRicany]

Just leave

[@raidersamson3356]

No one is shedding a tear for Florida, you guys voted for Desantis

[@marohan]

Move to NY n California. Delightful places

[@Pikmaniak]

I live in Florida. Definitely didn't vote for that assclown.

[@branevans3705]

It's so sad what that governor has done to my state (Florida). I was born and raised in Miami (the 305), and I had to move because it became unaffordable, as well as full of hate and bigotry. 😢

[@ChromeZLord]

Who was Hating in Miami ? It's all Gays & Hispanics

[@ambermyers7463]

Actually you are being pushed out due to Californians running to Florida, so hate the right person, Newsom!

[@ggggloveking9419]

Yes, all of this happened since 2019😂😂

[@Helen-ml3pu]

Just like the government.

[@jakehall3387]

​@@mwhack3262Have you considered doing something productive with your life? I've gotta say, commenting under every post telling people to leave and calling immigrants subhuman certainly makes you seem mentally unwell.

[@magooda5599]

It does my heart good to see Desantis do all he can NOT to be president.

[@laurab9518]

He sounds like a jerk and I hope he loses the primaries

[@paulm.7422]

His goose is already cooked. He just does not understand that, yet.

[@BobRooney290]

Briben 2024!!! for the win! lol hopefully he'll find jackie to be his running mate.

[@patton3338]

@@BobRooney290 Hahaha, its been 3 years and you're still whining about fairy tales like a little red snowflake. 🤣

[@kimocoloma4123]

Because you and all Democrats are afraid. Just be careful of what you wish for. You might just get it.

[@trailrunner925]

Some of the hardest working people I have ever seen were Mexican immigrants in our area....... 102-3 degrees out,, and they are out there working their tail off in the sun. Oftentimes, they take the jobs no one else wants to do, and they do it with gusto !

[@fallenangel9866]

Just to end up on the street right after it’s over. Thanks Democrats for destroying the citizenship process for votes which meant they weren’t obligated to the minimum wage or higher.

[@Ash-xu7nu]

Fact

[@maceomaceo3153]

Sure are

[@dollarbill-1]

That’s weird how do you gain employment without ID and a social security number?

[@jasonlacroix6083]

@@dollarbill-1 because they work hard and aren't drug addicts.

[@patriciaranke4194]

Florida has no industry here only tourism and agriculture

[@AskMiko]

The tourism industry being hit massively affects tourism adjacent businesses, too. The trickle down effect has turned into a downpour

[@craigdeaton6371]

Wait until they start getting letters from their HOAs telling them labor went up so their groundskeeper fees have doubled.

[@shibba24]

I don't mind paying higher fees to legal citizens. It's illegal and unethical to keep illegals here just to benefit from lower cost.

[@kbanghart]

HOAs are just one item in the long list that conservatives love to whine about, even while they're getting a benefit from it.

[@Jeto704]

@@shibba24 You're going to pay a lot more in everything. Truckers are refusing to deliver to Florida so your cost of goods is going to go up also. Have fun with that. But i guess you'll blame Biden again.... smh

[@baconoverlord7982]

Not going to happen. Anyone being hired in HOA neighborhoods use qualified and licensed labor and we're already paying a premium. Good try though.

[@craigdeaton6371]

I do love it when Republicans move - so they can stick their heads in the sand.

[@TheWarmaker01]

Desantis saying he'll make the US into Florida is not a promise but a threat to the people of the US

[@mcmlxii4419]

TheWarmaker01 ~ I am a lifelong Florida resident, born and raised... and I can attest that your comment could not be more right. Thank you.

[@buckfoejiden62]

You don't like him because he is enforcing the law of ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BEING ILLEGAL!?!?! You want people who aren't even citizens of this country, to have the right to vote? Free health insurance, food stamps?? You idiots are unbelievably stupid.

[@DaisyT-jx4sz]

FLORIDA, WHERE DEMOCRACY AND HISTORY GO TO DIE!!!💯🤑

[@ohboy2592]

The US would be in a much better place if Trump or Desantis was in charge.

[@DaisyT-jx4sz]

@@ohboy2592 😅😂🤣🤡💯

[@RICKRUIZ1220]

What's really sad is that so many Cuban Americans, Venezuelans, any right wing Latinos, especially those who care more about fetuses, than living people . Support this.

[@kindsmile5955]

fetuses are living people. One day you were a fetus, a living one, if you in the past were a dead fetus... you would not be alive today... human fetus from the past are living humans today... fetus from the past, fetus from the present, fetus from the future matters... they are living beings... their lives matter

[@DaemonTargaryen13]

Cubans support this. Not really many other Latinos

[@lynnecarriemurphy3448]

​@@kindsmile5955Any fetus inside the womb, is not a live birth, and therefore NOT CONSIDERED A LIVE PERSON YET, YOU DIP.

[@RayRey028]

Because they are used to being ruled by dictators. They love being told what to do and how to think and live. God gave us the most precious gift of all, freedom to live of our own free will.

[@lynnecarriemurphy3448]

​@@kindsmile5955Oh, and if fetuses are living people, tell them to get a job and pay their way. Pull up them thar bootstraps you lazy mfs

[@jonknestrick5219]

I live in downtown Ft. Lauderdale and all the construction projects here downtown have come to a complete halt

[@peterblair6489]

You rely on them, but you hate and fear them. Pathetic.

[@neotrinityrakgajane]

Preach!

[@Jedi_Black]

I do not like Desantis at all but he’s right in this particular situation.. It’s only a temporary sting, jobs will be filled eventually wait in see…. You guys want it to backfire so bad…. Americans need to be doin these jobs..

[@kbanghart]

​@@Jedi_Blacklol sure

[@justsaying3729]

They want Slaves with no benefits under the new law. I hope it backfires Big time. DeSantimoious doesn't really think. He just wants to be President.

[@MrSparkula]

@@Jedi_Blackstart holding your breath. We’ll hold your beer for you.

[@marilynroberts6644]

It's hard to have sympathy when they voted him in. What's next desantis ??

[@rico14]

You do realize that just cause it’s a red state that doesn’t mean there isn’t millions of progressive people that live there. Y’all have such a distorted idea of how the US really is.

[@millieo.5325]

@@rico14 Exactly! I did NOT vote for him.

[@jds6206]

"DeInsanis".......because, he is...

[@soulwarrior85]

Who voted? You voted??

[@alexguillen6656]

😂 let's all be white again...

[@debbiebeck5826]

Shows how much he doesn't know about his own state.

[@whicker59]

For all the DemDums out there, uncontrolled ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS BIDEN'S FAULT...... HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MILLIONS HE'S ALLOWED N OUR COUNTRY, UR NEIGHBORHOODS, UR SCHOOLS, AND HUGE DRAINS ON UR TAX MONEY. MAGA TRUMP 2024 for a safe America for YOU & UR CHILDREN.

[@lindaSmith6588]

Maybe Ron knows but does not care.

[@Gabedudley1]

Walk away Debbie. 💙💙

[@alponton]

He knows but does not care - Florida a testing ground to see if he can do it nationwide if elected

[@hog7203]

​@@MajorAnthonyNelsonyou're a liar.

[@andrewvail5458]

I remember visiting some relatives in Florida Xmas 2019. I'm Canadian, btw. I asked my aunt why she voted for Trump and supported DeZaster after all the crap that was going down (at that time...the real crazy hadn't yet begun) and her only response was she thought they were good for the economy. My aunt is also a BA Christian. It all makes sense now. Anyway, after trying to warn her off these people with facts, she voted for them again... oh well... also, she took over $6k from my mom to pay for new air conditioning for her house... that's Canadian $$ going to help the Trumpy Americans. So yea... good for the economy. 🤨🤔🙄

[@alienlatino2945]

Shut up man, Trudeau the Dictator is worse than anyone you can put up against him. Fidel Castro's illegitimate son, nobody in the world can be worse than the Fuhrer we have here in Canada.

[@savoirfaireethereal4234]

Take away immigrant rights... lose agriculture and tourism. Who could have guessed?

[@ok.ok.5735]

You mean stop human trafficking but you probably like sub-minimum wagers. You probably feel wealthy with immigrant labor camps ran by cartels. Huh? Or is their slavery invisible to you? Illegal immigrates are trafficked by farms and having no documentation just makes this easier. Do you support the $15 minimum wage or do agricultural immigrates not deserve that?

[@toneyingram732]

U know how the racist are

[@ok.ok.5735]

@@toneyingram732 Yeah they support open borders and advocate for the cartels by pretending to care by letting them work a wage they wouldn’t take. Lose agriculture is a joke and tourism is booming in Florida in fact they are the fastest growing state. Which accounts for their inflation too as people move in housing will naturally increase in cost and other items too. This guy is pulling this comment straight out of his A$$.

[@thejuiceking2219]

you don't understand the removing of immigrants was not the means to an end, they are the end

[@yasuke1280]

You forgot to put illegal in front of the word immigrant. Just like this piece left it out. I’m an independent and I see the need for this but the way it was implemented was messed up.

[@anthony1289]

Imagine being a farmer and supporting policies that deplete your workforce with no one to replace them with? Lol

[@r.pres.4121]

That is small town and rural America 🇺🇸 for you. Always voting against their best interests by blindly voting red republican. Go figure!

[@pamelapeterson2987]

Republican farm owners really didn't believe that anyone would go after the employers. They are hypocrites just like those they vote for. Well, now they're in the "finding out" stage.

[@terrymcgauley4236]

You are right.

[@qpol]

"i never thought MY face would be eaten by lions," said the person who voted for the face eating lions party

[@Collins170]

How about hire Americans?👀

[@ChaosLemonVIII]

Wouldn't making other States driver's licenses illegal be a direct breach of interstate commerce?

[@stultusvenator3233]

Maybe but it would result in a huge economic hit and I mean huge.

[@idaearl927]

Just boycott Florida. Don't go there.

[@niradnagrom2356]

Will "showing papers" at states' borders be next? Eastern Europe of old anyone? Here is another example why they're destroying education! America unite before it's too late!

[@pete_lind]

It makes it illegal by Geneva convention that US congress ratified in 1949 , all drivers licenses , from what ever country , are valid in US for a year after entry .

[@adamperry4610]

@@pete_lind the us congress didn't ratify the Geneva conventions although the president at the time did sign them, it also has nothing to do with drivers licenses.

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

Has DeSantis ever thought about calling ICE to investigate the seasonal hirings at Mar A Lago? It always seems to be a hotbed for foreign workers but never gets investigated.

[@todd-617]

Desantis isn't the governor Florida needs but he's the governor they deserve

[@CharlesSmith-io9fp]

No he's not, at least to people like myself. I've been here longer than he's been alive, his mother should have swallowed. This state used to be nice, right up till Jeb Bush won election. That's when our education system took a dive. His voucher system pulled money out of our schools where according to Schoolaroo in 2023 we rank 42 in the bottom 10 schools for student success, we are ranked 27th for school safety and 43rd for school quality. Maybe we do deserve him, Rick Scott just did a commercial for Florida where he warned educated people to not come here, now tourists are staying away. republicans are an infestation down here. Hopefully the next election we start seeing some change.

[@castlekingside76]

Alfred!!!

[@flockofone9214]

He didn’t get 100% of the votes.

[@jvcyt298]

They elected him, and they have to suffer him until the next election. They won't recall him and they'll never admit that he was a bad decision. I hope you're happy Fla, you s**t the bed, now lie in it.

[@Helen-ml3pu]

Well, when you sleep with wolves you can expect to get fleas or maybe your throat bit. In this case the Floridians that voted for DeSatan got RABIES.

[@hankakah4180]

Coming from a guy who says that he wants to make America just like Florida! So basically any truck drivers crossing the border to deliver goods to Florida, may not be allowed in or also risk losing their driver's licenses if they are immigrants. The costs of goods in FL just went up.

[@paulm.7422]

May those goods go even higher! A lesson needs to be taught, here ... both to DeSantis and to those who will still vote for him. Actions, especially dumb actions, have consequences and people never really learn until it affects them, personally.

[@roberta4989]

There is a big difference between illegal immigrants and immigrants. Too many people and too many media outlets interchange the two. Illegal immigrants get out! Legal immigrants have a right to work, that's the law!

[@rogersmith7808]

@@paulm.7422 They'll just try and figure out a way to blame it all on Dems.

[@MrStaybrown]

Just drop the load at the port of entry and let Florida take it from there.

[@alexanderwilson1246]

@@roberta4989 people who get chose for legal immigration and don't have to wait years on the border are doctors lawyers and engineers. Do you meet those requirements?

[@cliffroebuck2277]

Well, Florida, you voted for Desantis now you know how much he cares about Florida. And he is just getting started.😢

[@et781]

Exactly. He is destroying public education and the home insurance is awful. Prices increase constantly. I know of 2 teachers that retired that have to return because they cannot afford the increase of their home insurance. It is so awful. That is why rent is so high in many parts of Florida. Tenants get mad at landlords for increasing rent, but the insurance is increasing like never seen before.

[@osmosisjones4912]

Opening more jobs For legal Americans.

[@unassailable6138]

@@osmosisjones4912 opening more jobs for legals? Why there's labor shortage now in agriculture and construction then?

[@osmosisjones4912]

@@unassailable6138 because lot got to used to. Stimi checks

[@tomfu8883]

We love him

[@Abadeez]

This with insurance companies fleeing the state due to climate change issues, and the increase of Malaria. I have a fear that Florida is going to be uninhabitable a lot sooner than predicted at this rate. In the state I live the first time in recorded history a tropical bird had made it here. Even birds are migrating further north than remaining in the south. I fear it's going to get pretty bad within the next decade or so.

[@waltblackadar4690]

I live in one of the fastest growing areas of FL. Every construction project has ground to a screeching halt since May. Houses are now half-built and the lots are starting to grow over with weeds. The WAWA gas station down the road has come to a standstill and anyone who knows WAWA knows they get those things built fast. Nearby road widening has not made any progress. Meanwhile, FL's inflation rate is double the rest of the US, homeowner's insurance is 4x the rest of the nation, car insurance is 2x and DumbSantis cost the state billions in investments by companies like Disney.

[@seriejohnson698]

Sounds like good times😅

[@sportsguy2891]

And I just read that the auto insurance will be going up even more.

[@aylalawone7049]

You can look forward to a state tax soon.

[@motrellmorrid543]

He forgot black and brown people built this country. Without us this country goes to the ground.

[@algonquin7187]

but car insurance is high because of out of state drivers and home insurance is that high because of the hurricanes....

[@TheSunsetjames]

DeSantis and his followers should go work in the fields to replace the people who left.

[@stefanmiller5113]

That is what will happen

[@osmosisjones4912]

That's the idea 💡 come back in a month or 2

[@jimfaust6342]

Ron wouldn't last one hour in the work force 😂

[@anpdm1]

They'll just resort to prison labor like they've done for centuries.

[@dreynolds4883]

Well at least they might have a chance at getting the job now......

[@Wakeup2worship]

I'm Mexican, we are beyond tired of being mistreated, we feed America, we build America, we keep the American economy booming. We don't ask for high wages, we work overtime with little pay. We are at the point of returning to Mexico 🇲🇽 We can rebuild our own Country without discrimination.

[@shinobiblade2558]

GO BACK! COME LEGALLY OR DON"T COME AT ALL!!!

[@Wakeup2worship]

@@shinobiblade2558 I'd say the same thing back to you, but I refuse to swoop down to your demonic level. May God bless you & keep you safe. 😁

[@elhuero21]

Florida has no field workers! ive never seen anything like it! Construction sites are closed. Great Job Desantis! Great Job

[@castleclubclipz]

Lol, no.

[@xindaxoxou7431]

Pay a living wage and deport illegals.

[@jamesmaxwell4285]

Maybe desantis will put on his overhauls and get to work

[@Truckerkris32]

I know forcing companies to obey labor laws is such a terrible thing isn't it.

[@Hmmm313]

Time for merikans to go work.

[@gregwax]

It's not just Desantis, but the Florida government created the law and approved it before the governor signs it.

[@osmosisjones4912]

Wouldn't more legal american have jobs in Florida

[@dradexx]

Florida government is largely people with Cuban and South American roots trying to put laws in place to keep people from Mexico and Central America out whom they ironically hire to mow their lawns and build their houses. 😂🤡

[@muzzymuzzy12]

Because that is what DeSantis wants. If they don't do what he wants, he destroys them

[@lizardog]

Yeah, Florida is full of those types. Sad really.

[@tmitchem81]

True...but he can veto and still signed it.

[@lisefrazier5984]

That's what happens when a governor acts out of hate, rather than common sense.

[@tomlxyz]

I don't even think he acts out of hate, to me it seems like he acts purely strategically with no empathy

[@jeramiekochlefl-bodner5965]

There isnt even any dem’s currently praising the dignity act other than the ones who sponsored it. This is pure propaganda. How is new zeland/japan/Australia not in famine. Or europe? They dont have any sanctuary cities they arwnt in famine. This is pure bs.

[@kimocoloma4123]

Florida has been making the right decisions on covid 19 with no unconstitutional lock downs, no mask or vaccine mandates. It was an overkill unnecessary guidelines given by lying Fauci and the CDC director with Joe Biden approval. The teacher union boss was also in coordination with school closing that put American children behind academically.

[@arihananelsonbwy7470]

There is nothing "Strategic" about banning people from land especially if they hold up the economy😂

[@LadyElizondo]

​@@tomlxyz There's a lack of empathy and then there's sociopathic behavior. He doesn't want to curb illegal immigration, he wants to purposely hurt and humiliate people. This is a guy who wipes his snot on people in front of cameras. That one act is a prime example of what he thinks of people who are not him.

[@yosammy1746]

Ngl, I'm with DeSantis. You want to come to the country to work, come thru legally. You want benefits? Go be a citizen. As a Floridian, I support DeSantis ✊.

[@leepo007]

They were all on Desantis bandwagon but now they feeling the pressure themselves

[@osmosisjones4912]

More are moving to Florida in that's causing the temporary inflation

[@noplainjanie]

I'm a Floridian and a Democrat. I never voted for him. I have lived here for 20 years, but I am seriously thinking of leaving. His policies are absolute nonsense and are hurting too many people.

[@KingDesantisofRC]

DeSantis is a patriot. Joe Biden on the other hand is Hitler

[@angelabennett8245]

stupid is as stupid does.

[@skye1212]

Desantis and his bills are just beyond belief. And for what? A momentary culture war political point?

[@teutonalex]

What’s beyond belief? Actually enforcing immigration law?

[@dalekrenegade2596]

​@@teutonalexAnd look how that is turning out.

[@runnergo1398]

@@teutonalex It's called "thinking things through." Something you and Ron don't seem to know how to do. It's also called "shooting yourself in the foot." Something you and Ron also share.

[@teutonalex]

@@runnergo1398 haven’t seen much evidence of thinking on the left judging by how San Francisco and the rest of blue states are failing 😀

[@LaurentIpsum]

@@teutonalex tell me you know nothing about how the world works without telling me you know nothing about how the world works

[@anyml153]

I live in Florida, we have fields of tomatoes rotting and construction sites abandoned. These people are getting exactly what they voted for, unfortunately everyone will pay.

[@raknoknak]

I am a democrat but dont see anything wrong in this. If there are construction jobs to be filled, the govt should create a visa and bring them in legally.

[@erics9214]

@@raknoknak Yes, that is what Democrats have been trying to do for about 20 years. There are far too few worker visas under the current system, and Republicans have refused to change the system until "we secure the border". Problem being, if you have this huge draw of jobs and inadequate visas to fill those jobs, you can't secure the borders against the people who want those jobs.

[@thisismyusername6717]

So hire ppl at the wages they deserve😂 you ppl tried to undercut illegals for your profit, or maybe your buissness needed that pay cut to survive. And if THAT is the case, bye bye. You werent really needed to begin with.

[@mgass1354]

@@raknoknak There IS a worker VISA program that many companies take advantage of, such as the J1 program. The "problem" is that the GOP continues to try and block people getting those visa's, reducing the number of visa's issued, etc. Just saying, "well, we need this", doesn't acknowledge the reality of what is happening and been happening for a long LONG time. Even then, the workers that come in on work visas, such as J1s, are often abused by the employer. Case in point, my wife works at a hotel that regularly get J1 workers to do housekeeping duties (because the American's in the area just won't do the job). Because the owner of the hotel has children that also own other hotels in the area, the J1's work at the one hotel for 8 hrs, then are sent to the OTHER hotel to work, and don't get overtime because the two hotels are "separate chains" under different "ownership".

[@SteveSherrell]

Why don't all the people who said "dey took er jobs" go to work?

[@dougthomson5544]

No problem for Ron DeSatan, he’ll just introduce new child labour laws. Without teachers the kids are going to have to have something to do.

[@thomasholt63]

Sweat 😰 shops are in his demonic soul blood line 😂

[@anothercitizen4867]

The tweens and teens can be criminalized and then be contracted out to corporations to do the work. Just like the good old days in Alabama and Mississippi.

[@andrew_owens7680]

He'll figure out a way to have them mine coal under the swamps.

[@palmtreewhisperer]

"Hey Teacher ! Put those kids to Work !" 😂😂

[@candicefraser6346]

Yep, that's what Iowa's done.

[@ManyfiresWoman]

DeSantis continues to demonstrate that not only is he unqualified to be Florida's Governor, he is totally unqualified to even think about being President.

[@frankcastle5294]

You clearly have both mental and emotional problems. Seek help. Now!

[@SadPuppySoup]

So true so true. I heard him speak in Iowa and he made my skin crawl with just the sound of his voice. I didn't go to see him I just happened to be in the town he was at, just wanted to make that clear. lol

[@realtijuana5998]

Harvard, Yale, and NCIS unleashed this little turd onto the world. We must reform our institutions if we hope to improve its products.

[@kennyljs]

He did nothing wrong. You all just want to bring in illegal immigrants. There is something call LEGAL IMMIGRANTS

[@KB-ke3fi]

Yeah the commercial this lie of a video started was of course Obama...who is still in his 3rd term and meddling in American politics still when he should have the class to go home like every other president in histroy did. Obama is the one responsible for destroying America in order to turn it into Marxism.

[@zainratnani]

Their housing prices will go through the roof, oh wait there’s no roof

[@nanszoo3092]

Next time a hurricane blows through You all better have good tarps, because they will be needed for a LONNNNg time

[@jupitergonewild]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hugo-kikecastillomyfavorit7548]

Immigration reform for all the hard working immigrants!

[@dameoftruth4022]

In a state with such a high agricultural impact, it's amazing that he didn't anticipate the impact of his actions. He did have those white boots, though.

[@justayoutuber1906]

He needs them now because he's standing in a pile of poo he created

[@kellygoines7448]

My question is just who in God's creation is he trying to please the people in Florida or the people in Congress he's really messed things up that's all I can say

[@andrew_owens7680]

LOL, when RIck Scott was governor, he cut funding for mosquito eradication until cases of malaria started to show up. There are idiots and then there are the special kind found in the GOP.

[@paulm.7422]

DeSatan went to a good school, but that does not always equate to common sense.

[@paulm.7422]

@@kellygoines7448 He's trying to out-Trump Trump ... and failing miserably. Why choose a cheap imitation when you can choose the real thing?

[@tomlavelle2333]

I retired this past May from working for the public school system in Florida. The school where I worked is a poor school. With a large percentage of Latin students. Because of Mo-Ron DeathSantis's policies that school lost 300 students for the 2023/2024 school year. Because the families moved out of the state, or will have moved out of the state by the start the new school year. Due to Mo-Ron's Migrant worker law. Plus inflation is higher here in Florida than any other state in our country. Just another reason to say bye, bye to this insane state.

[@xindaxoxou7431]

Anyone here illegally must go. This is fair. We have too many people. BTW, mass immigration is a tool to oppress Black people and water down their vote.

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

I CALL BS. youre OBSESSED WITH RACE and dgaf about white kids. As a result you ignore the fact that just as many white kids proportionally moving out.

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

Y'know, one way to deal with labor shortage is to pay higher wages. You're literally complaining about upward economic pressure on employers to pay higher wages in a country that has seen four straight decades of wage stagnation. And you say you were a public school teacher? That sounds about right.

[@tomlavelle2333]

@@GlynDwr-d4h You are entitled to your opinion. Have a wonderful life.

[@philmccracken179]

So illegals were “educating” their kids at a public school. Who pays for public school and the loser welfare recipient teachers? Oh yeah the taxpayers!

[@bobsacamano7653]

The difference between a criminal and a politician is negligible

[@darksaint0124]

I can tell the difference. Criminals sometimes tell the truth and experience empathy. Politicians, not so much.

[@phyllis9750]

No, just trumpublicans.

[@lizardog]

Indiscernible in Florida.

[@raymondtuckerjr1886]

Lol, I'd say "razor thin", lol.

[@Tyyin.]

A Criminal will rob you illegally A Politician will rob you legally

[@micwclar]

Why do states think that they can pass legislation that has national consequences? A state CANNOT refuse to accept legal ID from another state, just like a state cannot fail to recognize a contract or marriage done in another state. This is what happens when Civics isn't taught well. We have to only look at how poor a teacher DeSantis was to see why this moved forward.

[@pamelamolina5623]

Undocumented does not mean illegal. It means for some reason the paperwork documenting a person is not available. Most of the time it is a backlog in processing the person’s paperwork. People are waiting months after submitting their applications and other paperwork.

[@yddubbud8229]

then they would have a green card at least

[@mikep.473]

Or work visa

[@Olivia-W]

​​@@yddubbud8229Ah, yes, USCIS has a 1-2 YEAR backlog on merely renewing green cards. The US has ludicrous paperwork processing delays, and it's not because the amount of applications rose too much. USCIS is just that incompetent.

[@pamelamolina5623]

@@yddubbud8229 not always that is a document that can be delayed in the bureaucratic well of waiting

[@pamelamolina5623]

@@mikep.473 again this is something that could cause a delay. This is a document that could be hung up by the bureaucracy that’s trying to process paperwork.

[@tomwindsor7491]

Who knew that this would happen. -LITERALLY EVERYONE-

[@lordskeletor7246]

Who cares, really? Illegal aliens need to be identified, processed, and returned to their country of origin. Want to live here? Do it legally.

[@alexlifeson8946]

Why did you criss it out? Literally everyone did know all this was going to happen

[@maybemablemaples2144]

​@@alexlifeson8946thejoke.jpeg

[@glw5166]

DeSantis doesn't seem like the type of guy who thinks things through. Not a good quality for one seeking the presidency.

[@sharonw4325]

The burden of millions of border jumpers cost much more than paying minimum wage to pickers.

[@Timmypeter-ru7zh]

Nobody dumber than Biden

[@jasonluckett2263]

Identity politics at it's finest

[@secularguildportal]

He thinks he will be the president just because he's not from South America.

[@stultusvenator3233]

Only thinks of himself and his progression. Typical of the new QMAGA/GOP

[@EfficientRVer]

I used to go to FL several times per year. The last time I was there was September 11, 2001. I was ready to board a flight home after taking a 4-day weekend there, but of course had to grab my bags off the carousel and drive home below empty skies. For a few years, I looked forward to going back, but since then I've found places I like better. It's not even a red/blue issue. Some places I go on vacation now are way redder than FL. But they're safer, cleaner, happier places with people who can watch a different news channel than you, and still treat you like a welcome guest. Places where they'd help you fix your car at the side of the road even if you've got a Philadephia Eagles or NY Yankees bumper sticker.

[@farithj]

My house insurance just dropped me, and now I have to pay 3k to get another one. I lived in Fl for 22 years, and I can't wait to move out of here. These politicians are ruined the entire state, and people still believing his BS.

[@TrumpMakesLeftiesCryAgain]

Move to San Francisco 😂😂

[@Gabbyness41]

Wow, that’s sad to hear. I’m sorry that’s it affecting your family.

[@CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg]

Moved here in 2000 and I do not recognize this place anymore. Looking to leave too. I will take the winters.

[@Gabedudley1]

What was their reason for dropping you?

[@CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg]

@@Gabedudley1 neighbor got dropped because roof too old.

[@dalehalliday3578]

wouldn't a business friendly governor work to have hard-working people's status legitimized, instead of banning them?

[@icebergrose8955]

But then he'd have to stop hating them. Can't do both.

[@karl-niclas_burner]

He does not want to be the governor of Florida, but POTUS in 24.

[@dma9646]

​@@karl-niclas_burner What he wants and what he ends up with is another issue. He just might prove to Florida's voters he's not governor material. Time till tell.

[@AB-ol5uz]

No - his job is to protect the jobs/wages/housing/schools/healthcare/infrastructure, etc. for American citizens and legal residents.

[@thomasholt63]

@@icebergrose8955 best answer

[@jordanrangel2027]

If Florida stays red after this, reap what you sow Florida.

[@andrew_owens7680]

They probably will. They will drive all the educated Democrats out of the state and burn crosses until there aren't any trees left. Then they will inbreed until they all have webbed feet and can swim with the gators.

[@theblade9024]

next election these fools will vote back in the old guard. They may not like DeSantis but they hate Democrats more.

[@hellhound1389]

They built the wall on the wrong border. Wall it off and sell it to Israel... they already own most of it anyways

[@CSmith-oz4wp]

This should move those Republican low wage earners to flip to BLUE 💙💙💙💙💙

[@SkylarWest-v4s]

@@CSmith-oz4wp Let's hope so. If this combined with the psycho new gun laws don't, I don't see what will.

[@tacodon607]

To all those who said this would ruin fla economy our crops got picked and houses are still being built and people are still moving to Fla ,thank you governor for putting the legal citizens first

[@maskedmarauder3278]

That republican quest for a smaller government sure requires a lot more governmental regulation, agencies, and their employees.

[@osmosisjones4912]

So less any legitimate government like boarder and prioritizing legal citizens is big government. Not mandatory public school saying your kids are our kids

[@lizardog]

@@osmosisjones4912 "boarder" What on Earth do you mean by that? Did you mean "border?" Tell me you're ignorant without actually saying it.

[@marohan]

Slave laborers want no regulatory body

[@jamesw1659]

No, it doesn’t. In fact, it gets rid of the massive bureaucracies required to issue millions of fraudulent driver’s licenses, and we can eventually go back to having that document mean something. We didn’t need nearly so much infrastructure when we didn’t have millions of illegals.

[@jamesw1659]

@@lizardogJust because someone doesn’t know how to spell a word doesn’t mean they don’t know exactly what it means, or how to use it. Try focusing on content.

[@ejkk9513]

No matter what happens, you can always count on Republicans to be on the wrong side of every issue that matters. Woke this and woke that is nothing more than a distraction to have you worry about a boogeyman so you're not focused on them not achieving anything of substance.

[@davidgribble263]

Wake up and take a look at what these democrap traitors have done to this nation !!!!

[@duncanidaho2130]

Interesting point. Care to expand?

[@str8nashtygaming466]

Lol vs a Democrat who could care less about the issues or needs of the country as long as trannys and gays feel accepted and illegals get resources that should go to American citizens.

[@misha-elministries5246]

What are you talking about ?

[@RyanHarmon2]

I really like your point about the hydraulic press. They probably do need more of that.

[@equalityforall8418]

To those who voted for DeSantis...you got *exactly* what you voted for.

[@notafortnitegamer]

Yea how dare he kick out the illegals !

[@tavonmarshall7650]

And how dare YOU not fill the jobs they left.

[@ginadoyle4089]

Unfortunately bad governance hurts everyone. We know that from four years of the orange one🤮

[@davidfoster5906]

Let the Floridians enjoy the policies of the man they voted for. Jesus loves DeSantis.

[@keathp2744]

Who is going to put their roofs back on when they get pummeled with hurricanes in the next couple of months,

[@chevellebelair1402]

LEGAL citihahahahaaah sorry I'm loving this. Hurricanes are moving super slow

[@timharbert7145]

Just let the land return to orange groves. Only a matter of time before property insurers leave the state.

[@samichgrrl]

Vamos a ver!!

[@seriejohnson698]

Can’t wait to see shingles everywhere from here to eternity. 😮

[@maggief1095]

I am an Amerrican citizen. My entire family lives in South Florida, and I'd like to see them. I have my passport updated, which enables me to travel to Florida without any fears. Yet, I have dignity and human principles that don't allow me to visit Florida under De Santis' ruling. Today's I'll be taking my son for a vacation on the cold waters of NJ. There, the water is cold, but the people are warm, and there is freedom.

[@badbeatlover23]

Hope you don't come out of the water with any drug needles sticking to you. Nj beaches are disgusting.

[@doricetimko5403]

@@badbeatlover23curious if there are no needles on/in Florida beaches? Seriously

[@legenddaughterrd]

have your family come and visit you and tell them to move out of south florida and move to NJ or any New England state it would be good for you and your son

[@badbeatlover23]

@@doricetimko5403 not even close to the amount of trash and debris that wash up on the east coast . There are so many people up there who toss trash into the rivers that lead to the ocean. Unfortunately it makes their beaches unsightly, dirty, and possibly dangerous.

[@mikemitchell8329]

And the sharks in the water welcome you and your family, but your giving the ones in Florida a little rest

[@ACSThomson]

Requiring hospitals to interrogate patients on citizenship status is evil and inhuman.

[@tallymay7407]

Is it? I live on the border and illegal immigration bankrupts hospitals amd communities. So many illegals literally come to get healthcare and then leave. It's outrageous. In no other country can illegals go to a country for free healthcare.

[@wishywashy1153]

Sounds fair to me... That's exactly what they would do in Europe or Canada It's how we stay SAFE!

[@erniebru959]

@@wishywashy1153bull💩!

[@LoveWatchingNDEs]

Wasn’t the White House built partially with immigrants? Could be wrong, not sure. Ron is Trump 2.0, if he’s elected he will without a doubt ruin America and have us in the biggest mess we’ve ever seen in history. Who fights with Disney for goodness sakes, nobody! Isn’t Ron’s last name of Latino descent? Like Trump always says about people he doesn’t like, SHOW US YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE!

[@TheThekoopalings]

@@wishywashy1153safe from who? So people are not worth saving? It’s a doctors oath to help save ANY life.

[@bitspacemusic]

Any update on this? No reporting on this in a month now.

[@Impozalla]

Major construction projects throughout the state of Florida are basically in standstill because majority of the workers have vacated this state or left to other jobs. The new law has definitely scared legal and illegal workers in Florida. It has definitely impacted Florida's economy. They have one person to blame, Ron DeSantis, the governor.

[@timharbert7145]

Time to unionize?

[@microscopic.caterpill]

And he’s poking Disney… Is he attempting to nose-dive that state ?

[@citizencoy4393]

I have two cousins that could NEVER find work in construction Bc the Mexicans only work with Mexicans! Now that they are gone blk men have access to these jobs that they were previously blocked out of as USA citizens.

[@Fahrenheit38]

So are you saying we have a systemic problem with illegal labor? Yes I agree! Now they will have to pay Americans real wages to do the same jobs

[@ivanvalera3250]

​@@citizencoy4393they weren't blocked just harder working people got the jobs Americans are lazy and time wasters immigrants from other parts of the world work harder and usually better skilled because they dont have the luxuries Americans have on. Work sight but still have to get the job done

[@Stratelier]

Hey, Floridians, didn't you _want_ to "take your jobs back" from migrant workers? Wait, what do you _mean_ these aren't "your" jobs?

[@millymiho2608]

@@thegreatape884 Floridians. its in their messaging.....

[@lynnecarriemurphy3448]

​@@thegreatape884The dumb hicks of floridumb, Einstein.😅

[@pamelawing5747]

@@thegreatape884 Did you read the post? Maybe picking a few crops would give those residents of The Villages something to do besides playing golf? Great summer job for those teens that are laying around in their bedrooms, gaming or just looking at their phones.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

Florida has a 3% unemployment rate and MILLIONS of people on welfare, in addition to 100,000+ inmates. Florida has plenty of labor that is already being paid without working, the state does not need more criminals/parasites.

[@1truek269]

😂😂😂

[@richardmesser1091]

Highest home insurance rates in the country and highest inflation in the US , Well done Ron

[@DCFunBud]

The weather really isn't his fault. The hurricanes keep coming, raising insurance rates in their paths.

[@notafortnitegamer]

Thank sleepy joe for that

[@LGBTGROOMSOURCHILDREN]

yes we did and we want more, Florida is greatest place right now. The roads get packed more and more with out of state plates and our houses are selling left and right, every one is moving here. My house got an offer for 5k OVER what I asked for and I sold it in 5 weeks from listing it, they were so desperate to live here they legit said here is 5k OVER because they didn't want to lose out on buying a house.

[@paulconner4614]

@@DCFunBud Except if you listen to what people are saying it's not the hurricanes causing the issue, but massive fraud and lawsuits. Florida accounts for 9% of Homeowner insurance claims in the country buy 79% of the lawsuits. This is something that the Governor and legislator should be able to address.

[@theodethomasa6358]

@@LGBTGROOMSOURCHILDREN That is pure BS! Sorry, I cannot believe that! No one is going to pay more than the asking price with the economy like it is! No one!

[@pineapplecrushme3216]

I’m shocked at the Cubans who support Desantis voted for him and the Hispanics who are republican . It boggles my mind.

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

So you don't know any Cubans is what you are saying - lol, being Hispanic isn't like being a Shriner

[@pineapplecrushme3216]

@@AldousHuxleysCat I live in Miami and know lots of Cubans who don’t support him but there are a lot who do so that’s who I am referring to. And I don’t understand what your Hispanic to Shriners comment is comparing . 😐When he was running for governor a good chunk of my community supported him. Especially now that people see what Desantis is about .

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

@@pineapplecrushme3216 I figured that would go straight over your head, being Hispanic is not like joining a club where everyone is an equal member. I also used to live in Miami and I know a lot of Cubans and they don't necessarily think much of other Hispanics.

[@zivagoldman2001]

"Increases penalties for transporting immigrants". So, send him a bill, because isn't he the one who shipped a bunch of immigrants up North? Let him be the first to be penalized under his own new law!!!

[@theuglykwan]

Someone should report him and the people that did it for him, even if it gets dimissed. That will cause them a headache and make them weigh in on the issue. Then when they flip on it, like the other red states that did this, it will expose them as hypocrites.

[@tonytolbert6050]

My thoughts exactly!💯%

[@BB-pq3vj]

Totally agree. What a douch!!!!

[@Enrique-Garcia]

Yeah he keeps shipping immigrants to other states like he's returning Amazon products.

[@josevillalobos8041]

Time to rise up and take all those vacant jobs, Floridas unemployment should be in the negatives now.

[@4tuneagent]

Who are you implying are taking these jobs? I would hope you are being facetious..

[@fallenangel9866]

@@4tuneagentI hope you aren’t implying that these employers should keep scamming these people for their lives.