dana marie mcnicholl outside jackson memorial hospital in miami, florida. good morning there. >> good morning, bill. this is the busiest hospital in all of florida coming to migrant healthcare. 3900 migrants in six months. a new law signed by governor ron desantis says public hospitals are required to ask patients about their immigration status when they check into the hospital. now based on those answers, 54,000 people disclosed they are not lawfully present in the united states when visiting a hospital from june to december in 2023. costing florida an estimated $566 million. it is important to note that dollar amount is based on the assumption that all illegal migrants did not pay for healthcare after the hospital visits. immigration advocates say it is a deceitful assumption to make.

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