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Scott PowersJuly 18, 2018

Rising rapidly in the Republican gubernatorial primary polls under President Donald Trump‘s balloon, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis brought a little of the president’s family mojo to Orlando Tuesday, as Donald Trump Jr. reminded an appreciative crowd that DeSantis had been with his father from the start. “Ron DeSantis was there from Day 1. He got […]

Ryan NicolJuly 9, 2018

A new ad from Adam Putnam‘s political committee shows the candidate talking tough on illegal immigration as he continues his run to be Florida’s next governor. The ad, released by Florida Grown PC, features Putnam in front of a prison while discussing his plans to change Florida’s immigration approach. “There are many reasons to be […]

Joe HendersonJune 18, 2018

In his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump basically told the American people what he was going to do about immigration. He was going to be tough. He was going to be ruthless. Mercy was only for the weak. He would show the world his version of America. It was a two-handed shove to the […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 11, 2018

Floridians won’t hear Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam speak in his latest television ad. Instead, they’ll hear testimony and a de-facto endorsement from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, who delivers a 30-second spiel on the need to deport “illegal immigrants” to keep communities safe and promises Putnam, who’s running for Governor, will help law enforcement do so, if […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 12, 2018

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 […]

Staff ReportsApril 11, 2018

As President Donald Trump moves to post National Guard troops at the Mexican border, Attorney General hopeful Jay Fant is standing by the President with expanded reach for a digital ad first rolled out in January. Per the Fant campaign, “the ad takes on those elected officials who are propping up illegal immigration through the designation of […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 30, 2018

Amid tough immigration talk in Florida politics this election year, state senators on Tuesday halted a bid to penalize local officials in so-called “sanctuary cities” who do not fully comply with federal immigration authorities. The Republican sponsor of the measure, Sen. Aaron Bean, requested his bill be temporarily postponed as it did not “yet meet […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee will be the first Senate panel to mull the sanctuary cities ban bill (HB 9) that passed the House already. And one of the House co-sponsors of that measure — Jacksonville Republican Jay Fant, a candidate for Attorney General — sent an email to supporters last night, urging them […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 29, 2018

The Andrew Gillum campaign on Monday criticized House Speaker Richard Corcoran‘s campaign for running a “race-baiting” TV ad that aims at “vilifying immigrants.” “It’s a vile ad that seeks to divide us against one another, and the Speaker ought to be ashamed of himself,” said Geoff Burgan, the communications director for Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign. The […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 9, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott laid out his ambitions — which included cutting taxes, addressing problems created by hurricanes Irma and Maria, and expanding victims’ rights, among other things — during the State of the State speech in the Capitol building on Tuesday, but not too far away, a different, more intimate crowd listened to an alternative […]

Tag: illegal immigration

Donald Trump Jr.: Ron DeSantis was with us from the start

Adam Putnam in new ad: ‘Deport violent criminals now’

Joe Henderson: Trump giving supporters exactly what they voted for

Polk Sheriff Grady Judd endorses Adam Putnam in new illegal immigration ad

Billionaire GOP donor takes shots at Richard Corcoran while debuting E-verify research

‘Sick and tired’: Jay Fant increases reach of anti-illegal immigration digital ad

Senate stalls bill to penalize ‘sanctuary city’ local officials

Jay Fant presses Senate on sanctuary cities legislation ahead of bill’s first committee hearing

Andrew Gillum blasts Richard Corcoran for running ‘race-baiting’ ad

Progressives poke holes in Rick Scott’s success