Central Florida advocates call for Rick Scott, Marco Rubio to back immigration bills
Orlando Sentinel 1 hr ago Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel
Civic and business leaders in Central Florida advocated Tuesday for the passage of immigration bills they say would help boost the economy of a tourism region dependent on workers temporarily shielded from deportation by various policies.
Through a virtual bipartisan panel hosted by the American Business Immigration Coalition and IMPAC Fund, Democratic Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was among supporters urging Florida’s Republican U.S. Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio to back legislation that would provide a citizenship path for immigrants relying on reprieves from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status.
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