Florida’s backlog of cases is more than 481,000, a massive jump compared to 2012, when there were only 17,000 pending cases. The four states with the next-highest numbers of backlog cases are Texas (458,630), California (348,138), New York (344,505) and Illinois (211,096).
The backlog continues to rise due to the influx of new immigrants and the crisis at the U.S. southern border with Mexico, said Ana Lamb, a Wimauma immigration rights activist.
“This creates chaos not only for each individual or family but for the immigration system,” Lamb said.
The backlog can be attributed to several factors, including a growing number of asylum applications and appeals, cases from previous years remaining open, and pending deportation proceedings. The shortfall in the federal immigration budget has also affected the timely resolution of permanent residence petitions and work permits.
The average asylum case takes over four years to complete in immigration court, and often several more, according to him. Hiring more immigration judges and prosecutors can be a good start, he said.
@GrizzledDeerDemocrat4mos4MO
Mr. DeSantis signed legislation in May that he claimed would “combat Biden’s border crisis.” But the law, which took effect last week, does nothing to stem the flood of migrants taking advantage of the Biden Administration’s lax border enforcement and asylum-law loopholes. It will, however, worsen labor shortages.
The law requires employers with 25 or more workers to use the U.S. government’s E-Verify system to confirm the legal status of new hires. Those who don’t can be fined $1,000 a day. Businesses that “knowingly” employ undocumented immigrants can have their state licenses and permits revoked. Many employers may lay off workers they suspect are illegal to protect themselves.
@SuperiorL1ber4lConstitution4mos4MO
I have to disagree. What Florida has done should be the law across the entire country. Illegal aliens should not be able to work in this country, period. In addition, proof of citizenship or legal residency should be required for access to any government funded programs including public schools and hospitals. The only way to stop illegal immigration is to take away the incentives to break our laws.
@AmusedToucanDemocrat4mos4MO
E-verify is available to all employers. You don’t need a law to mandate it to make it accessible. Maybe you can ask the Floridian employers why they didn’t do their part to protect the country.
Also FYI public schools are paid via property taxes which is paid whether you are legal or not.
@SuperiorL1ber4lConstitution4mos4MO
Yes, sir, agree completely. Only after the USA eliminates what attracts illegal immigration will the country solve its immigration crisis. We need to step up prosecution of employers whose business plans include hiring illegal labor.
The "need" for cheap labor is a stupid excuse for allowing unchecked illegal immigration.
@GrizzledDeerDemocrat4mos4MO
Yes, but it’s a policy uniting big corporate Republicans looking to lower wages and Democrats looking to achieve rapid demographic change while expanding their voter base with third world, welfare dependent people.
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