Scott PowersAugust 18, 2021
5min1456
Fried noted that Florida's agriculture industry is the state's second-largest sector and is heavily dependent on immigrant labor.
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Scott PowersAugust 18, 2021Scott PowersJune 29, 2021
4min1763
A group is appealing to Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, to support the Dream Act.
Jacob OglesMarch 13, 2020
6min574
It's been a process getting the House and Senate on the same page.
Jacob OglesFebruary 27, 2020
7min326
Commerce Committee will hear language impacting all private sector employers.
Drew WilsonOctober 25, 2019
7min960
The requirement would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021
Danny McAuliffeApril 12, 2018
9min443
Ahead of the Constitution Revision Commission’s vote on a controversial amendment (Proposal 29) to establish an employment eligibility verification process aimed at keeping unauthorized immigrants from working in the state, a slew of business leaders are ramping up efforts to prevent the proposal from appearing on the November ballot — and the battle now has manifested […]
Jim RosicaApril 3, 2018
15min886
Billionaire GOP contributor Mike Fernandez and nearly 70 other business and political leaders are objecting to a proposed constitutional amendment to require employers to verify their workers’ immigration status and employment eligibility. Fernandez, a health care entrepreneur who also chairs the Immigration Partnership and Coalition Fund (IMPAC Fund), sent a letter Tuesday to members of Florida Constitution Revision Commission in […]
Scott PowersFebruary 27, 20187min437
Miami health care magnate and longtime Republican supporter Miguel “Mike” Fernandez and more than 100 other business leaders and other prominent figures have signed and published online a letter declaring the “sanctuary cities ban” effort in the Florida Legislature to be a “misguided and potentially dangerous path.” The letter is addressed to Gov. Rick Scott, […]