DeSantis wants to keep migrant workers out, but businesses say Florida needs them

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his “no excuses” proposal for tightening the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, he unfurled a plan that depends on employing more law enforcement and erecting more walls but left out any mention of the federal program that allows businesses to bring in temporary migrant workers legally. “No American wants to work harvesting crops and doing manual labor, so we need a guest worker program,’’ said Rick Roth, a fruit and vegetable farmer in Belle Glade and a Republican state representative. “The problem is, they need to update the program to...