Florida advocates call for Rick Scott and Marco Rubio to back immigration bills.
May 29, 2021
Civic and business leaders in Central Florida showed support on Tuesday, for the passage of immigration bills that they say would help boost the economy of a tourist region that is dependent on workers temporarily shielded from deportation by various policies. The virtual bipartisan panel included Democratic Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer who was among the supporters urging Florida’s GOP Senators Rubio and Scott to support the legislation that would provide a citizenship path for immigrants relying on DACA and TPS. A spokesperson for Scott said that while the senator supports “a permanent solution for DACA and TPS…any immigration proposal needs to secure the border.”