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By George Miller, 1-16-25
FL Gov. DeSantis wants to get a post-Biden running start on cleaning up the immigration mess made in recent years. He summarized his approach succinctly in the accompanying graphic, above.
It appears that he is getting some pushback from the legislature on it, though. Coffee and COVID blogger Jeff Childers had this to say about it:
“You can’t just say ‘wait till they commit a serious felony’ until you deport them,” DeSantis argued. “If you have gangs, like these Venezuelan gangs running roughshod around the country —we have some in Florida, too— you shouldn’t have to wait for them to commit a crime and victimize somebody. You should be able to just turn ‘em over to ICE and get them back to their home country where they belong.”
Indeed.
Leading —from the front— Governor DeSantis added, “We need to enact strong policies that will help this Administration accomplish the mission the American people spoke loudly and clearly about in November.”
As we reported yesterday, the Governor recalled Florida’s lawmakers back to Tallahassee on January 27th to handle this agenda. I’m somewhat sympathetic to the legislators, whose late January schedules are being ripped to shreds. Plus, here in stingy Florida, where we don’t turn politics into permanent careers, lawmakers only receive $29,697 a year for their service. They also get $152 per diem during legislative sessions, which is not luxurious.
So we can sympathize with their discomfort, but we also have expectations for their commitment. They all signed up for this. And this is why we voted for them. Like during the pandemic, now is the time for Florida’s lawmakers to lead the country like our stellar Governor is doing. Now is their opportunity to help make history help and make the country great again.
Legislators: we are with you. Trust Governor DeSantis and follow his lead. Remember how well DeSantis led us during covid. Grab this historical moment with both hands. Turn our national Titanic back into a luxury cruise.
The Inauguration is in four days. Brace for impact!
