Illegal aliens are leaving Florida on their own before new immigration rules take effect, proving that law and order works.

Enforcing Law and Order: Florida’s Tough Immigration Law

Effective executive leadership that enforces law and order can make a significant impact on ensuring that rules are followed in society. Florida’s Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R) enacted one of the toughest immigration laws in the country, and it is already showing results.

Illegal aliens are already “self-deporting” themselves out of Florida, according to Axios. “We’re fleeing the place we fled to,” one illegal alien said. “I remember when my mother sat me down and said, ‘things are bad; we have to leave,’ and I had to tell her that same thing.”

What Does the Law Require?

The law requires employers to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of employees. Employers who fail to use E-Verify are fined $1,000 per day, and the licenses of any employer who knowingly employs illegal aliens are suspended. Using a fake ID to gain employment is now a felony, and local governments and non-governmental organizations are barred from issuing identification cards to illegal immigrants.

“I am leaving everything behind, everything that I worked for, having already started from scratch 16 years ago,” said an illegal alien who was brought as a child.

In response to the legislation, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a travel advisory, saying that Florida is now “hostile and dangerous.”

Why Is This Law Important?

“Laws like this, that do nothing more than harass immigrants, are bad for a state’s economy,” said Lydia Guzmán, a staffer who leads LULAC’s immigration committee. However, this law ensures that illegal aliens who should not be in the country are not, and employers who take advantage of cheap labor instead of hiring Americans are punished.

The law has not even gone into effect yet, but CBS News reported that certain organizations are already mobilizing to help illegals leave the state. However, law is only as strong as it is enforced. Perhaps these illegal aliens know that DeSantis’ track record of enforcing law and order indicates that Florida won’t be afraid to carry out its authority to the fullest extent of this new law.

Of course, a governor shouldn’t even have to have a law like this in the first place. It’s the federal government’s duty to protect American borders and deport illegal aliens. But when the president abdicates that responsibility, states must step up and do that job to protect American citizens.

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