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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : The new employer penalties are a chance for DeSantis to show he doesn't just talk tough on illegal immigration, but he's put in place what some critics say the harshest state law in the country.
67% : But that doesn't mean all Republicans are supporting it, either Independently-elected Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Republican, said illegal immigration is a federal problem.
66% : "I think the Legislature's work to tackle illegal immigration is necessary, whether or not it is effective is yet to be seen."
54% : DeSantis has taken a hard line on illegal immigration as he campaigns, saying he'll finish the Mexican border wall his one-time supporter, Donald Trump, promised to build.
49% : A new law applies to properties within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of military installations and other "critical infrastructure" and also affects citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea.
47% : DeSantis will also be able to tout expanded gun rights under a new law that allows anyone legally able to own a gun to carry it concealed in public without a permit.
22% : The governor's office blames the Biden administration for what it says is a crisis at the southern border.

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