Numerous Floridian Lawmakers have affirmed a legislation according to which illegal migrants will be bussed out from Florida and shifted to several asylum cities.
As per what Axios reported, the legislation will “set aside $10 million for the program” to move the immigrants to several Democratic cities and states.
The legislation has now been sent to the GOP Floridian Governor, Ron DeSantis, in order to get it signed into law.
According to a report by Axios:
The program faced intense backlash after Florida officials were accused of misleading migrants and promising false incentives. The bill, which would set aside $10 million for the program, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is expected to sign it into law.
DeSantis and other Republicans have argued that the program is an effective way of tackling a surge in migration to the U.S.-Mexico border that has overwhelmed southern states, but immigration advocates counter that the practice is dehumanizing and uses migrants as political pawns.
The governor faced scrutiny after he used state funding to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard even though the program only set aside money to relocate migrants from within Florida.
Even with the approved legislation, there still are many legal hurdles ahead.
A recent case against the bill has challenged its constitutionality by pointing out that the budget has ignored the state of Texas and has mainly focused only on shifting illegal immigrants out of Florida.
