NEW YORK – Workers, business owners and organizations in defense of immigrants intend to paralyze the economic movement in Florida this Thursday to denounce the measures signed by Governor Ron DeSantis against this community as the SB-1718 law.
The activity called “A day without immigrants” seeks to dramatize in a peaceful way the economic impact of the Republican’s agenda against immigrants, particularly the undocumented.
“We are going to close, we have to support our immigrant brothers,” William de la Cruz, owner of a nursery in Homestead, told Telemundo News.
“Who can be to blame? Only the governor, because he is stirring up a hornet’s nest where he should not have gone… he also eats from agriculture, ”said the owner of“ Eagle Nursery ”.
The call that is not limited to Florida will have the support of truckers like Arturo Domínguez.
Under hashtags such as #NomásFlorida and #trailerosporlaraza, he shared content from his social media accounts to urge other carriers to join the call under the premise that if this law is allowed to be in force in the state, it will be replicated in others.
“All of us Hispanics and some American ‘truck drivers’ have decided to take the day off, from tomorrow (today) until, possibly, next Tuesday or until next Monday… not to see loads moving in the country,” he declared.
Non-profit entities asked the community not to go to work, not buy products or spend on services as a protest.
Organizations like Unidos Immokalee and Florida Immigrant Coalition called for an event in the parking lot of La Fiesta Pantry for 4 pm
“Community-based leaders, small business owners, and workers will join the pro-immigrant mobilizations on June 1, also known as ‘A Day Without Immigrants.’ The coalition plans a peaceful protest and march in Immokalee to make it clear that we continue to oppose the anti-immigrant legislation SB-1718, recently signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,” they stated in a statement sent to El Diario.
“Activists and organizations demand justice for immigrants and highlight the destructive consequences of DeSantis’s agenda for Florida communities, the terrible impact on our economy, and the far-reaching implications for the rest of the nation. Immigrants and allies not only in Florida, but across the country, will take action this June 1 by not going to work, not buying items and coming together peacefully to demonstrate opposition to SB 1718,” they added.
This is just one of the actions being taken by organizations and sectors opposed to DeSantis’s policies.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) anticipated filing a federal lawsuit to challenge the statute once it goes into effect.
They will also promote a campaign against politicians who promote racism and xenophobia.
Among other things, the new law SB-1718 that will enter into force on July 1 requires employers to determine the eligibility of a person at the time of hiring them through the e-verify system; provides for the imposition of fines of $1.00 dollars per day to those who violate the regulation; as well as the suspension of the license of employers who hire undocumented workers. Additionally, the measure establishes penalties, which could include prison, for those who transport immigrants to Florida from other states.
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