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Zane McNeill

"Cruel" Fla. GOP bill targets immigrants

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to sign a sweeping anti-immigration bill that would enact the most punitive policies for undocumented workers in any state in the country.

SB 1718, which passed the Florida legislature last week, would bar local governments from contributing money to organizations that create identification cards for undocumented people, ban the use of legally issued out-of-state driver's licenses to noncitizens, and prohibit undocumented immigrants who were part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from practicing law in the state.

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