Scripps News asked Florida Republican State Sen. A citizen transporting am undocumented person could face up to five years in prison. "What we expect is maybe as people start coming into the border and get stopped for other infractions, it could lead to questioning as to who they are transporting," Velazquez said.Īnd there would be consequences for the resident U.S. Starting July 1, a new Florida law will create more restrictions for undocumented migrants. How Florida immigration law impacts out-of-state driver's licenses To put it simply: Anyone caught transporting undocumented immigrants could face legal trouble. "It also addresses people that are coming out in and out of the state," said Isadora Velazquez, an immigration attorney. The Florida Policy Institute estimates that without undocumented workers, the state's most labor-intensive industries would lose 10% of their workforce. He's now considering reducing his crop production. Now, that number has gone down to 10 or less. The farmer of one okra field told Scripps News before the law was signed, he would have up to 20 people working there. Some of them have documents but others not," said Claudia Gonzalez, organizer for the Farmworker Association of Florida.ĭriving through Homestead, 30 miles southwest of Miami, fields are empty. "Some of the persons working in the farms have multiple families. Part of the law requires employers with more than 25 employees to use a federal program called E-Verify to check the workers' immigration status.Īdvocates are concerned, as impacts loom across Florida's agriculture, construction and hospitality sectors. " Florida won't have people helping with the harvest," Estrada said.Įstrada, along with many undocumented immigrants in Florida, is considering leaving the state in response to Gov. The Mexican mother has been harvesting crops for over 18 years under the hot Florida sun, but now her family's future is uncertain. "Beyond the hot temperatures, you also must be fast." "It's complicated, and the buckets are heavy," she said. Mornings in Miami start with a traditional cafecito before Mirella Estrada starts work as a farmworker.
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