How DeSantis' immigration laws may be backfiring

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DeSantis has boasted about how it has been "the strongest legislation against illegal immigration anywhere in the country."

Part of his philosophy has focused on eliminating "carrots" that encourage people to come to the U.S. without documentation saying,

"People are going to come, if they get benefits. And so what you want to do is say there's not benefits for coming illegally. You're either here as a native or you come legally,"

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Vasquez says that some of them have described how they have no choice but to drive to get to work.

"And what if I don't make it back home? What happens to my family? My children?" Vasquez recalls being told.

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"The Federal government estimates that nationwide, over 40% of farmworkers are undocumented."

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"The Florida Policy Institute, estimates that this immigration law could cost the state economy $12.6 billion in its first year."