Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is slamming establishment media, claiming that the recent crackdown on immigration will hurt the Sunshine State's economy.
“Florida's best-in-the-nation bill to combat illegal immigration has generated a classic set of misinformation,” DeSantis wrote in X. “The fact that such coverage has caused so much fire shows that good policy pays off.”
“The goal needs to be to devalue illegal immigration, not encourage more illegal immigration,” he said.
This week's economic data revealed that Florida's economy grew 3.2% in gross domestic product (GDP) from the first quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2024, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that Florida's economy grew by 3.2% from last October to this year. announced that it has added 133,000 jobs. fox news Reported.
DeSantis on Tuesday contrasted economic growth with mainstream media reports that states' moves to tighten employment regulations for immigrants will ultimately hurt the state's economy.
In May, the Florida Legislature introduced mandatory E-Verify rules for employment, a ban on local governments issuing identification cards to immigrants, a rule that suspends business licenses for businesses that employ illegal immigrants, and a law that bans illegal immigrants from moving to other states. A bill was passed requiring funding for bus transportation. Rules requiring hospitals to report the number of illegal aliens they treat.
Many on the left argued that this set of rules would hurt Florida's economy by forcing undocumented immigrants out of the state. But as DeSantis pointed out, the new requirements don't seem to have had a negative impact.
In fact, this change has been very successful; forbes declared Trump's Florida policy as a “blueprint” for the nation to follow.
The magazine went on to point out that left-wing critics have argued that the E-Verify rule and other policies in the new law will hurt Florida's economy, but that criticism is false.
“So far, the critics have been wrong. Florida's economy continues to grow despite warnings about the impact of SB 1718. ) grew by 9.2%, ranking first in the nation and nearly 3 percentage points higher than the national average.Florida's economic growth will continue to be strong in 2024, exceeding the national average in the first two quarters of this year. State 6% in both quarters This is despite the Florida Policy Institute warning that the E-Verify requirement alone could cost the state $12.6 billion in the first year. This has been done.” forbes I wrote this in November.
Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook: facebook.com/Warner.Todd.Hustonor truth social @WarnerToddHuston
