Undocumented immigrants are at greater risk of being exploited by employers because of the new immigration law, attorney Giulia Fantacci told Newsweek.
The law also bolsters DeSantis' migrant relocation program and prohibits local governments from providing money to organizations that issue identification cards to immigrants lacking permanent legal status. Additionally, it invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses held by people living in the country illegally.
Protesters against the new immigration law march along Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers, Florida, on June 28, 2023. Undocumented immigrants who remain in Florida are at greater risk of being exploited by their employers under the new system, one attorney said.Despite the requirement that E-Verify is used, employers may still hire or retain undocumented workers and severely underpay them, she said.
"We are talking about people who have families, who are working, it's our friends, our neighbors," she toldNewsweek Among its provisions, the legislation enhances penalties for human smuggling, raises awareness of the signs and impacts of human trafficking, and imposes critical reforms to hold human traffickers accountable.""They work in construction or they work on farms and so they're going to states where there's farmland, they're going to states where there is a lot of construction so they can find jobs," she said.
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