E-Verify system in Florida aimed at scaring off workers in worst jobs. Who will fill in?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/columns/2023/05/14/porous-e-verify-immigration-system-in-florida-wont-stop-undocumented/70203458007/

If you’re looking for a job in Florida, you might want to consider some red-hot new career opportunities picking vegetables, tarring roofs or cleaning hotel toilets.

Thanks to the imperatives of campaign messaging, Florida is about to make life harder for the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants working in the state.

We’re going to be spending millions of tax dollars to fly them to other states or to scare them away by implementing a law that fines some of their employers $1,000 per day for giving them jobs.

You might think that chasing undocumented residents from the farm fields, construction sites and janitorial closets where they’ve been working is an exercise in political bottom-feeding.

[Blue Owl]

1. Is DeSantis shooting his own goddamn state in the foot again???

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

20. anything to win the republican primary

[Deep State Witch]

2. All of the MAGAts

Who are moving to Florida because they love DeathSentence's policies.

Oh, who am I kidding? They probably don't even clean their own toilets!

[Walleye]

3. Maybe there should be work requirements to serve in congress

Seems like some only run their mouths for a living

[stopdiggin]

4. No. Really what I'm thinking

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is what a crushing and unnecessary burden this places on the state economy. Think home prices and groceries are expensive now .. ?

Edit: Whoops. Realized that might have sounded like I have no concerns or empathies for the labor. Not at all the case. But my focus in the post was how utterly stupid this is in terms of economics. And this by the same political masterminds that are absolutely savaging blue coastal areas for their 'unaffordability.'

[DBoon]

5. Ultimately, prison labor

They dream about antebellum southern society, soon they will get to relive it

[Chainfire]

23. I have worked prisoners on work release programs on construction jobs.

Generally speaking they were as useless as tits on a boar hog.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Another empty construction site after DeSantis passed a new harsh anti-immigrant law

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[former9thward]

11. The law is not in effect yet.

So why would that be a reason for the site to be vacant? There could be a dozen reasons there is not activity when that video was being filmed but e-verify would not be one of them.

[Phoenix61]

12. Because they aren't waiting till the bitter end to find other work.

Why would they? I have no doubt construction companies sent people to Florida to get workers as there’s a national shortage. Someone shows up and promises you work for the next 12 months and transport to the job site? Anyone would jump at that.

[former9thward]

15. There is zero evidence presented in the video that everify is an issue.

Construction sites are vacant all across the U.S. on any given day for a variety of reasons.

[Cha]

17. I'm waiting for he Fine day

it All Comes Crashing Down on deSatan's Stupid head! :

TY

[MichMan]

7. Can the president issue an EO prohibiting the use of e verify by employers?

[former9thward]

10. The federal government uses e-verify for many federal contractors and subcontractors.

https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/guides/E4en.pdf

[former9thward]

8. Many states have everify.

Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah have the law. Why do people think there will be such a problem in FL when the other states don't have the issue? And why do people think allowing employers to exploit undocumented labor is such a good idea? Its not.

[Phoenix61]

13. Is the law enforced in any of those states? No one is

suggesting it’s good to exploit workers no matter what their immigration status is. It’s more dinging DeSatan for being so clueless about the economy of the state he is governor of.

[former9thward]

16. The law is enforced in AZ where I live.

There is no labor shortage for those jobs here.

[Phoenix61]

18. No it's not. There have been several articles on that.nt

[former9thward]

24. Then you could link to them.

Why are you opposed to companies being penalized for using undocumented workers? I am against that exploitation. Are you?

[Phoenix61]

26. I didn't say I was. I'm very much against people being exploited.

Politicians push for the legislation so they can say they are tough on immigration. However, since it’s not enforced businesses who exploit those workers keep donating to those same politicians.

[Phoenix61]

19. No it's not. There have been several articles on that.nt

[Thrill]

22. I don't think it's so much about taking advantage of

Undocumented workers. It just discourages and scares them from working. So what do you think they will do when they have no income coming in? And what are businesses going to do with all these jobs. They can’t even get teenagers to work in fast food or grocery stores anymore. They certainly aren’t going to do construction or pick vegetables

[former9thward]

25. I picked strawberries when I was a teenager in Oregon.

Stop the exploitation. If no one picks them let them rot.

[Mr.Bill]

9. Watch for changes in

child labor laws.

[Phoenix61]

14. That's already happened. 🤬

[Thrill]

21. I'm not in Florida but I've seen several tiktoks

Of people showing New House developments not being worked on several weeks now. No workers to finish houses. This guy is really ruining that state.

[dembotoz]

27. trumps kids do not seem all that busy