The immigration law was sponsored by Republican state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, a top DeSantis ally who frequently pushes the governor’s priorities through the Legislature. Ingoglia said during a phone interview that the decrease in undocumented immigrants accessing the state’s health programs could be a sign that the law is achieving what he set out to do. The law, he said, is meant to keep illegal immigrants from coming to Florida, and less migrants going to clinics could mean less immigrants are in Florida.
“I would say that it’s working as intended,” Ingoglia said. “It’s taking away the incentives and magnets that were drawing people to Florida.”
“I would say that it’s working as intended,” Ingoglia said. “It’s taking away the incentives and magnets that were drawing people to Florida.”
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