Florida Voices for Immigration Reform

04/01/2026

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5807568-republican-excessive-force-concerns/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ58QhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeS592PdAaJrt15fRbqQeGgUFpydtxG34V6zKYI9O8y3MoxNAAqZ1xVyylAIE_aem_0M7WWQE1J0Icay3T_zOCiw

At the very least, the administration should monitor the use of violence and take officers suspected of using excessive violence out of the field.

08/15/2025

https://www.creators.com/read/Ruben-Navarrette/08/25/for-immigrant-day-laborers-work-is-about-survival-not-fun-and-games?fbclid=IwY2xjawMMmQFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFvZGZvUkVIRXdhRm9odG0zAR4FsMRdWhwk1m_x1rEnGH2t4RQw7LMddyFyhAdE0BJoGwcnlF4IdF7oTxXhCQ_aem_RZ04OxVrx0p3vDgNsNCbUw

SAN DIEGO — Immigrants do so much for Americans. They care for our children, look after our elderly, cook our food, make our beds, trim our lawns and perform other tasks in our homes and businesses.

05/09/2025

https://www.ibtimes.com/employers-grow-worried-about-staffing-shortages-next-year-if-trumps-immigration-crack-down-3773051

Majority of employers across industries are worried that the Trump admin's crack down on immigration will lead to staffing shortages within the next 12 months.

03/31/2025

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/574240-registry-is-a-reasonable-work-around-to-legalize-undocumented-aliens/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJX3JtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSjei3NGrckvLlUNP1tGnYJKY-zHUm2Kz1wJkNDitD7FfDTK_jLoix3QoQ_aem_DEbsZSmmtW55nnjCbxU_6g

“Registry” permits undocumented immigrants to become lawful permanent residents on the basis of their long-standing presence in the country.

03/27/2025

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3599/history?s=6&r=6&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22%5C%22dignity+act%5C%22%22%7D

Hoping that this bi partisan bill, crafted by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar ( R) from Florida moves forward.

02/11/2025

https://palmbeachdemocracy.org/immigration-policy-reporting-from-the-field-second-report/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYHlhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHd-KpXovvT8RxDO1ttNVworGSQ1sHUS1iIRYPXDFo7PZBa7T2BSua4V85Q_aem_QNNQlcsLZJa6cgLe4pLcxw

"Immigration Policy- Reporting from the Field Second Report
By Aileen Walborsky
As an immigration attorney in Palm Beach County for over 25 years, I have been mainly helping nationals from the Northern Triangle ( Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). For many years, I have advocated for Congress to revamp our antiquated immigration system. The current system makes it virtually impossible for many that entered via the border, which for years was open, to self-adjust their status despite that many have been living and working in the United States for over ten years, are part of mixed-status families, and are our essential workers. Much of this was explored in my previous policy paper.
It is time for Congress to work together and find a way to bring undocumented immigrants out of the shadows. The answers to the critical policy issues related to immigration have to be found by Congress. The President can act on immigration on a limited basis, mainly on national security, but Congress must promulgate the structure of our immigration system, and bipartisan compromise will be necessary. Bringing certain groups of those in our country out of the shadows- not necessarily with a path to citizenship-but a “regularization “ would be a good bargain as well as good public policy. Granting legal status to the millions of essential workers, many of them parents of United States citizens and members of mixed-status families, will help our economy since these workers complement rather than compete with American workers. In fact, they are already an integral part of our workforce and economy. It will also help our national security know who is living in our homeland

As an immigration attorney in Palm Beach County for over 25 years, I have been mainly helping nationals from the Northern Triangle ( Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). For many years, I have advocated for Congress to revamp our antiquated immigration system.

02/02/2025

https://www.wesh.com/article/osceola-county-immigration-reform-mass-deportation/63635587

Congressman Darren Soto and other local leaders advocate for immigration reform, criticizing the current push for mass deportation.

09/13/2024

https://www.voanews.com/a/on-immigration-reform-us-has-accomplished-next-to-nothing-in-decades/7641193.html

In recent years, attempts to reform US immigration law have been marked by a series of legislative efforts, yet none has achieved a significant breakthrough

02/18/2024

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/02/15/how-americans-view-the-situation-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-its-causes-and-consequences/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=8b460e6ea5-Weekly_2-17-24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8b460e6ea5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Americans overwhelmingly see the situation at the border as a problem and rate the government’s handling of it poorly. But partisans disagree about its cause and best solutions.

05/11/2023

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-hispanic-leaders-palm-beach-new-immigration-bill-desantis-concerns/43828842?fbclid=IwAR0fmNxupCjadGOJV9Ytx8GSkYA97XnlXIwr9OXctLKuICw9A3GYpK35g28

They believe SB 1718 will do irreparable harm to the economy, the state of Florida at large, and they’re pleading for the governor to refrain from signing it.

05/11/2023

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-154213026.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's sweeping immigration bill, SB 1718, into law on Wednesday.