HB697 ends “sanctuary city” policies and requires state and local governments to work with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.
The Florida State House of Representatives passed HB697 on March 28, 2017 by a vote of 76 to 41. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because illegal migration flaunts the rule of law, is harmful to American workers, and is unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution states in Article 1, Section 8; and Article 2, Section 3 that the federal government shall have the power to establish uniform immigration law and ensure that such law be faithfully executed. The 10th Amendment allows for the states to address the crisis of illegal migration and provide for their own public safety.