Dozens of supporters gathered at Drew Park in the Sans Souci neighborhood Saturday to stand in solidarity with immigrants in River City as a protest against Florida’s new immigration law is set to begin in July.
Require business owners to use E-verify to check employee work eligibilityBans local governments from issuing identification cardsAndrea Reyes, an immigration attorney, was chanting to dozens of people who showed up to the peaceful protest.
“It’s going to ease some of that fear which has led over 100 families to leave Jacksonville. We’ve already had over 100 families in Jacksonville leave and go to Georgia, South Carolina North Carolina,” Reyes said. Reyes also said those families leaving the state will hurt the economy and they want to limit that as much as possible.Organizers said it was important for them to be here so people who might be undocumented know that after this law goes into effect, they still have rights.
“Absolutely they have all the same rights as any us citizen does and it’s important for them to know that the same rights apply to everyone,” Belkis Plata, a criminal defense attorney said. Organizers said they will continue to spread the word about this law to make sure people who are undocumented always know the facts.
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