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Ana CeballosFebruary 19, 2018

House Speaker Richard Corcoran is doubling down on his tough-on-immigration talk with a new television ad that calls for more deportations. The television ad is less incendiary than his first one, which was hcriticized by Democrats for portraying immigrants who came into the country illegally as a danger to Floridians. Records show the new media […]

Scott PowersFebruary 12, 2018

A new poll released Monday by the University of North Florida continues to show that Florida Republicans have a different set of concerns and issues priorities than Democrats or independent voters, and that starts with immigration and crime. In the Florida Statewide Poll conducted by Public Opinion Research Lab, a quarter of surveyed Republican registered […]

Scott PowersFebruary 2, 2018

While it may be hard for many to imagine Florida’s Space Coast-based 8th Congressional District electing a Democrat, some people were saying the same thing about Democrats’ chances in many local elections in Brevard County until several won offices last November, adding dots of blue to a largely red landscape. Stacey and Sanjay Patel had […]

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 24, 2018

An organization that has earned its reputation for going after white supremacist and hate groups said Wednesday it is demanding more information on the recent deal struck between federal immigration authorities and 17 Florida sheriffs departments. Under the agreement, ICE agreed to pay participating sheriffs departments to hold undocumented immigrants who may be eligible for […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 19, 2018

An immigration measure heading toward the full Constitutional Revision Commission would require all employers in the state to use a federal electronic system to verify the legal work eligibility of every new hire drew criticism on Friday from agriculture and business groups concerned with filling a worker shortage in their industries. Representatives with the Florida […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 17, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday dismissed a recent controversial remark by President Donald Trump and said his conservative colleagues in the House should stand strong on policies such as ending the visa lottery and building a wall on the southern border. “President Trump is right that America deserves an ‘America First’ immigration policy. […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 12, 2018

“Good Americans” should start “a Twitter war” with President Donald Trump over his comment that the U.S. shouldn’t admit people from Haiti and other “shithole countries,” former Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner said Friday. Joyner, now a member of the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), appeared at a press conference of legislative Democrats to express their outrage […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 11, 2018

Five amendments filed by Democrats were clobbered on Thursday by the Republican-controlled Florida House as the chamber considered a controversial bill banning so-called sanctuary cities and threatening local officials with fines and removal from office. The amendments would have added protections for DACA recipients, required federal immigration detainer requests to be accompanied by a judicial […]

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Richard Corcoran puts more money behind new immigration tv ad

Republicans worried about immigration, crime; Democrats, indies, not so much

Brevard Democratic official Sanjay Patel enters CD 8 race against Bill Posey

Senate stalls bill to penalize ‘sanctuary city’ local officials

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

Southern Poverty Law Center demands more info on ICE deal with sheriffs

E-Verify proposal opposed by ag and construction groups heads to full CRC

Matt Gaetz focused on policy, not Donald Trump’s immigration remarks

It’s on: Former lawmaker declares ‘Twitter war’ on Trump

Republicans swat Democrats’ ‘sanctuary city’ bill amendments