Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated the state's economic growth, arguing it proves the effectiveness of policies aimed at curbing illegal immigration.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized a 'false media narrative' on illegal immigration after a report showed that the state experienced economic growth despite concerns that a state law making Florida less welcoming to illegal immigrants would have the opposite effect. DeSantis responded on Tuesday to a report by the Washington Examiner about Florida ’s positive economic results. Florida saw 3.
2% growth in its gross domestic product from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, while data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that about 133,000 jobs were added from October 2023 to October 2024. 'FL’s best-in-the-nation legislation combatting illegal immigration generated the typical array of false media narratives,' DeSantis wrote on X. 'That such narratives blew up shows that good policy pays dividends. The goal needs to be disfavoring illegal immigration rather than — as is common across the US — incentivizing more illegal immigration.' The narratives that DeSantis referred to included dire predictions from Democrats and some media that getting tough on illegal immigration would only damage Florida’s economy by preventing illegal immigrants from doing necessary jobs that Americans don’t want to do. In May 2023, DeSantis signed a law that included a provision that requires hospitals to collect and submit data on the costs of providing health care to illegal immigrants, meaning they must ask patients their immigration status. DeSantis told 'Hannity' in June that the law was connected to a drop in Medicaid spending. 'We made sure when you have people show up at the hospital that we're asking about immigration status, and that's caused the Medicaid expenditures to plummet by 50%,' he sai
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