Florida Immigration Bill a Model for Other States

A U.S. Border Patrol agent checks the passports of immigrants after they crossed the border with Mexico in Yuma, Arizona, on May 18, 2022. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

By    |   Wednesday, 03 May 2023 07:13 AM EDT ET

Florida GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of their supermajority status to approve sweeping legislation to tackle an issue that is nearly universally agreed to be a federal concern: illegal border crossings.

Illegal immigration has exploded during the last two years, and nearly nine out of 10 Americans blame the federal government, according to a recent Trafalgar Group poll in which 91% of Republicans and 83% of Democrats agreed.

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Florida GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of their supermajority status to approve sweeping legislation to tackle an issue that is nearly universally agreed to be a federal concern: illegal border crossings.
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