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Five Reasons Florida's New Anti-Sanctuary Bill Is Racist Nonsense
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/heres-why-floridas-sanctuary-city-ban-sb-168-is-racist-11197224?fbclid=IwAR2_xnEsD_ctcfQjrXk2HBCEIs0Aw8T6pzYa5_3RS1OrZ3yxlJ3HSPRLxikThis past Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's deeply controversial anti-"sanctuary city" bill, SB 168, into law. He did so in the blood-red Florida Panhandle, and there were so many fans who showed up that DeSantis reportedly had to find a larger venue.
The law, in short, is nonsense. There are no sanctuary cities in Florida at the moment. It fixes a problem that does not exist. And some of its language comes from racist, anti-immigrant groups who were quietly advising Florida lawmakers about the bill. After DeSantis signed the measure Friday, civil-rights groups lobbed criticism at the governor, suggesting they will launch legal challenges to prevent the law from taking effect.
The New American Economy, a centrist, corporate-tied think tank, warned in March that the bill could drain billions from the Florida gross-domestic product.
The idea for the bill was pitched by an anti-immigrant extremist group.
The law, in short, is nonsense. There are no sanctuary cities in Florida at the moment. It fixes a problem that does not exist. And some of its language comes from racist, anti-immigrant groups who were quietly advising Florida lawmakers about the bill. After DeSantis signed the measure Friday, civil-rights groups lobbed criticism at the governor, suggesting they will launch legal challenges to prevent the law from taking effect.
The New American Economy, a centrist, corporate-tied think tank, warned in March that the bill could drain billions from the Florida gross-domestic product.
The idea for the bill was pitched by an anti-immigrant extremist group.
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Five Reasons Florida's New Anti-Sanctuary Bill Is Racist Nonsense (Original Post)
Sancho
Jun 2019
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randr
(12,412 posts)1. Republicans built a right wing base with refugees from Cuba
and Florida was a sanctuary destination. I smell a bit of hypocrisy.
Timmygoat
(779 posts)2. I have a problem
I get mad when I hear Trump talk about 'illegal aliens', when they are in many cases refugees. They come to escape violence in the country of origin, in hopes for a better life for the children. As a small child in WW2, living in the UK we took in many refugees, we shared what we had with them and hopefully found them safe places to live, many stayed on after the war, some went back to the country they had left, but there were some fond memories and many continued to write letters to the hosts for years.
randr
(12,412 posts)3. I think most Americans
have a history where hostile situations sent our ancestors running to sanctuary here in the USA. Our Statue of Liberty symbolizes the best in all of us