Immigration/Border
The Floridian is a statewide and national political media platform that covers government affairs, elections, public policy, and campaigns on Florida politics. These stories are focused on the pivotal issue of immigration reform
The contentious 2024 Republican presidential primary race between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, continues to be the dominant story in American politics, outside of Hunter Biden criminal saga and the indictments that President Trump is saddled with. Gov. DeSantis appears to be campaigning on co-opting Trump policies, in particularly the draining […]
While coverage of the migrant and border crisis is focused primarily on the U.S.-Mexico border, many migrants also come by sea, Florida being a common destination. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) joined the U.S. Coast Guard to witness what he called "the forgotten invasion." "In Washington, people are always talking about the U.S. Mexico Border but […]
It has been nearly a year since Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act. And after the bill passed unanimously in the Senate in the dying days of the 117th Congress, the bill has risen from the ashes […]
Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has released a minute-long campaign advertisement regarding the border crisis and his plan to address it. The ad showcased a multitude of sound bites including one that stated, “The crisis at the southern border: a record 2.76 million migrants crossed the border during the 2022 fiscal year, shattering […]
Eagle Pass, TX—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out his response to the “Biden Border Crisis” or “Invasion” as he has put it, outlining what he will do to secure the border with Mexico, and go after the Mexican drug cartels, if he becomes President in 2024. During a press conference with Rep. Chip Roy (R), […]
Sierra Vista, Arizona—During a roundtable meeting at the U.S. southern border to highlight his efforts to help other states combat the border crisis, and announced he would be partnering up with other border states, DeSantis made pro-illegal immigration heads explode by correctly referring to illegal immigrants as “illegal aliens. Gov. DeSantis was highlighting the recent […]
Human trafficking remains one of the chief problems at the southern border. Should the Biden Administration halt familial DNA testing for migrant children, the problem would only worsen. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently wrote a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding familial testing remain in place. Sen. Rubio highlighted statistics from the Homeland Security Inspector General showing 8.5 […]
Its been less than a week since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 Republican presidential candidacy, and the ongoing and bitter jousting between Team Trump and Team DeSantis continues with unprecedented and disingenuous mischaracterizations, misinformation, and outright lies, about issues like immigration and "Biden Border Crisis." Online supporters of former President Donald Trump have been […]
Once again, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has contributed to stopping the ongoing Border Crisis and has contributed resources to Texas in an effort to support Operation Lone Star. Operation Lone Star is the systematic effort by Texas Republicans to fight the ongoing influx of illegal immigration. Not every Republican was on board however, as Republicans […]
Shortly after Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed laws strengthening penalties for human trafficking at the southern border and tightening E-Verify laws, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) spoke against the bill on MSNBC, claiming reducing illegal immigration would "devastate" the economy. Daily Caller's Greg Price tweeted the clip, "Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL): "You're going to […]
After announcing that he would continue building the Trump border security wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and using the military to combat Mexican drug cartels, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he is deploying both police and military assets to help Texas defend it’s border “The impacts of Biden’s Border Crisis are felt […]
The passage of the Secure the Border Act is a major victory for House Republicans. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), who introduced the bill, spoke about the bill on Twitter. Rep. Diaz-Balart stated that "while the Biden Admin continues to ignore the border chaos," House Republicans recently passed this measure that would "streamline our asylum process," […]
With Title 42 immigration order having officially expired, Americans around the nation are wondering how the federal government will respond to the influx in migrants coming across the southern border. Legislators such as Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) and his colleagues have issued a response. Just hours before the end of Title 42, the Republican-controlled House […]
In the wake of the official end of Title 42, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) has taken aim at President Joe Biden’s (D) border policies. In a series of tweets, the Texas senator made his thoughts on the border crisis very clear. “I'm in Brownsville, seeing the #BidenBorderCrisis firsthand— this is his fault! We already […]
Fort Myers—Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his bill-signing tour throughout Florida today, this time signing SB 214—a measure that would ban financial institutions from generating detailed reports on Americans who purchase firearms, sales for arms dealers, and ammunition. Shortly after signing the bill into law, Gov. DeSantis addressed the end of the Trump-era Title 42 immigration […]
The relationship between the federal government and the state of Florida has been tense since Governor DeSantis (R-FL) amplified efforts to battle illegal immigration. Now Florida is suing the Department of Homeland Security over a new parole policy on immigration. In the lawsuit, the state of Florida asserts that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Border […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) went on Fox Business and Fox News to discuss the end of Title 42 and the Republican approach to massive migration caravans. His main argument is that he is not opposed to immigration entirely, but illegal immigration. ?In Florida, we accept immigrants. In my own county, Miami-Dade, a majority of the […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Fox News Tonight to consider the possibilities that the United States faces after the end of Title 42. According to the Associated Press (AP), Title 42 stems from a 1944 public health law that allows the U.S. government to more quickly curb […]
