DeSantis Shreds Mexico’s President After He Complains About Florida’s Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
Daily WireNov 26, 2022
The Facts
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday a multi-faceted immigration bill while also taking the opportunity to criticize the Biden admin.'s border policy ahead of his expected announcement to run in the 2024 Republican Primary Election.
The bill — which comes as the Title 42 immigration law is set to expire later this week — provides $12M to transport migrants to other states in what is an extension to DeSantis' "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program," which was signed into law in February.
The Spin
Republican narrative
Biden's border crisis is about to become an even more dangerous reality as Title 42 ends. Whatever weak remnants of immigration order that have remained under his administration are about to be wiped out by an even larger surge of illegal crossings. Lawmakers throughout the US must take their cue from DeSantis.
Democratic narrative
DeSantis' immigration laws will not help the border crisis and will likely be found unconstitutional. Several states, such as Alabama, Georgia, and Arizona, have tried to enact similar laws that were defeated in the courts, and DeSantis — attempting to win over Republicans before 2024 — cannot simply take US-wide immigration policies into his own hands.
