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Days before new Florida law takes effect, undocumented workers fear for their future
June 22, 2023 4:09AM ET
Workers rally in Homestead, Florida in June 1, 2023, to protest SB 1718.. - Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/TNS
MIAMI -- On the edge of the Everglades, among plant nurseries, fields of avocado trees and dragon fruit cactuses, migrant workers rest under a plastic tent, sitting at long picnic tables eating chili-rice tamales wrapped in banana leaves or carnitas with tortillas out of reusable containers. They talk about their children and they laugh at each other’s jokes. But there is one thing on everyone’s mind that nobody really wants to talk about. And when it comes up, the playful banter stops. Florida’s new immigration law, set to take effect on July 1, has undocumented workers worried — and afraid. ...