To: Pam Bondi, FL Attorney General and Governor Ron DeSantis
Tell Gov. Scott to Drop The Lawsuit Attacking Florida Immigrants and Families
Gov. Scott and Attorney General Bondi, end your lawsuit attacking long-time Florida immigrants and families. With more workers and employers paying taxes under President Obama's new immigrant documentation policy, the State of Florida would gain an additional $102 million in tax revenues over five years (according to the Center for American Progress). Instead of accepting this money, your administration is spending additional Florida tax dollars fighting it. Why?
Why is this important?
Recently, the State of Florida joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Florida families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Florida immigrants and deprive Florida of a massive $102 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years.
President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Florida and generate millions of dollars in taxes, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi are joining with their political partisans to block it.
Gov. Scott signed the Florida DREAM Act, helping young immigrants access in-state tuition. But this lawsuit changes everything.
We need Gov. Scott and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Florida. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.