PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on June 23 that would prohibit state agencies and local governments in Florida from starting, continuing, or renewing contracts with companies that knowingly transport illegal aliens into the state.
“Floridians’ tax dollars should not go to corporations that facilitate the international human smuggling operation encouraged by the Biden administration,” DeSantis said in a written released statement. He was proud to sign the bill, he said, to “protect the state from the effects of Biden’s Border Crisis.”
The governor has long advocated for changes to border policies that were created under the Biden administration and has directed the office of Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody to increase their efforts in addressing immigration issues and policies in the state as well as assisting states along the U.S. southern border with security needs….