Fourth Civil Rights Group Issues Florida Travel Advisory

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports:

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a travel advisory Wednesday, citing the recent passage of SB 1718 which, among other provisions, requires large employers to verify worker citizenships. The law, once in effect would suspend the license of those who knowingly hire undocumented employees.

LULAC president Domingo Garcia said his advocacy group “believes that these hostile and dangerous new laws create a clear and present danger to Latinos in Florida and to Americans in general.”

A couple months ago, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Equality Florida each issued travel advisories for the state, and the Florida chapter of the NAACP asked the national board to issue a travel advisory.

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FREE STATE OF FLORIDA: League of United Latin American Citizens, one of the oldest Hispanic civil-rights groups in the U.S., issued a warning advising immigrants that traveling to Florida “is dangerous and could pose a threat to their freedom” https://t.co/qjitW1rr3P

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) May 18, 2023

“Florida is a dangerous, hostile environment for law-abiding Americans and immigrants,” said Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. https://t.co/WL65nBCsHI

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) May 18, 2023

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) strongly denounces the anti-immigrant measures signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida.

Please read the press release at https://t.co/JkBEar7ei5#LULAC #LaLiga #Latinos #Latinas #Florida #SB1070 pic.twitter.com/olL2HEYA2y

— LULAC (@LULAC) May 17, 2023