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To keep immigrants from fleeing, Florida GOP focus on immigration law loopholes

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June 7, 2023 National, News from NPR

Florida lawmakers say SB 1718, a new anti-immigration law set to take effect on July 1, was written to scare migrants from moving to the state. Now, they

Republican lawmakers in Florida are scrambling to convince established immigrant workers who already have jobs to stay, while making it inhospitable for newly arrived migrants.

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