2023-05-17 05:16:42
17.05.2023
The governor has the support of the Florida Congress -dominated by the Republican Party- to promote his ultra-conservative agenda.
The Governor of Florida, the Republican Ron DeSantisannounced this Tuesday (05.16.2023) the sending of “aid to Texas to secure the southern border” in the face of the “abdication of duty” by the federal government in the fight once morest migration crisis that has created and “ignores” -in his opinion- the president of USA, Joe Biden.
“The entire country is feeling the impacts of the Biden border crisis, and the federal government’s abdication of duty undermines our sovereignty and the rule of law,” the Florida governor said in a statement. De Santis, who is expected to make known in the coming days his intention to compete to be the Republican candidate for the White House in 2024, he noted that “state agencies, including law enforcement and the Florida National Guard, are deploying to Texas.”
“While Biden is ignorant of the crisis he created, Florida stands ready to help Texas respond to this crisis,” DeSantis warned. Among the resources available for this task, the governor’s office listed 101 Highway Patrol police officers, 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLEO) officers in 40-person teams, plus 800 soldiers. of the state National Guard and emergency management personnel, five aircraft, drones and boats.
DeSantis disappointed this Tuesday in an act in Broward County (north of Miami) the expectations of those who want him to announce his intention to compete to be the Republican Party candidate for the White House in the next elections, since during the event He did not refer to the subject. The event was attended by the president of the Florida Senate, Kathleen Passidomo, and the president of the state House, Paul Renner, who showed their support for DeSantis.
The governor also signed a package of laws to combat human trafficking and raise awareness regarding the impacts of this crime, whose main victims are -he assured- irregular immigrants.
“Biden’s border crisis is exacerbating human smuggling across the country: 72% of all human smuggling victims are illegal immigrants and 60% of unaccompanied alien children crossing the border were seized by cartels and exploited for drug trafficking, or worse,” he argued.
DeSantis has previously signed a bill that includes measures that make it more difficult for irregular immigrants to settle, such as not recognizing driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by other states to “unauthorized immigrants.”
Since his re-election, DeSantis has focused on pushing his ultra-conservative agenda forward with the help of the Florida Congress, which is dominated by the Republican Party and recently passed, before the end of session, a battery of laws making the state one. one of the most conservative in the US
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