Latino truck drivers are threatening to boycott Florida over DeSantis's new immigration law

[StrictlyRockers]

DeSantis's new immigration law makes any out-of-state driver's license void if the person using it is undocumented.

If you look Hispanic and don't have papers, they will seize your license and deport you unless you can prove citizenship. It's not worth the risk, they won't go.

Florida is very dependent on road freight for commerce. They may begin to experience shortages in perishable goods soon if this trucking boycott is successful. Who knows what they're in for? There are already reports of labor shortages at construction sites, and things are bound to get worse before they get better. Boycott Florida!

Link to tweet

https://www.floridaimmigrationlawyerblog.com/floridas-new-immigration-laws-summarized-statute-by-statute/#:~:text=Invalidation%20of%20Out%20of%20State,to%20drive%20within%20their%20state

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I really was hoping he would do something like this

To wake up the sleeping giant.

[Marcus IM]

2. Where's the immigrant Cuban "exile" community in Fla on this? Silent. They voted DeSantis and tRump.

For many decades I used to defend the Cuban "exile" community in S Fla.

No more.

[jaxexpat]

3. They gave us Bush in 2000. As they say, " that is all ".

[Peregrine Took]

4. Do it!!! n/t

[paleotn]

5. Let them starve. How much food does FL produce anyway?

[LuvLoogie]

8. That depends.

Who's picking the crops this year?

[paleotn]

10. Good point

[Grokenstein]

6. I seem to remember something about another place

...where the authorities demanded that "undesirables" show their "papers" on demand, only to ignore them at whim...

[dembotoz]

7. what documentation is acceptable for proof of citizenship

Back in the 6th grade in the early 60s, my teacher taught us the difference between free states and non free states.
One of the examples he gave was the need in non free state to have papers on you so you could get thru checkpoints.
WW2 was not that long ago and the cold war was in full bloom. Checkpoints was something a 6th grader could understand. The teacher Mr Bush, was one of the better teachers i ever had.
I learned a lot from his class.
This would have him spinning in his grave.

[Tickle]

9. We all have to drive with license

are you saying they don't have their CDL license?