Rep. Wasserman Schultz: ‘You Are Going to Have Vegetables Rotting in the Fields’ Because DeSantis Is Against Illegal Immigration

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WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: “I really appreciate you shining a spotlight on this horrific situation that is wholly the responsible -- responsibility of Ron DeSantis, our governor who has created a nightmarish culture of fear for immigrants in our state. Not only that, but like you referenced when Arizona did the same to -- to their immigrants in their -- in their state, he's going to devastate our economy. Tourism, construction, agriculture, I mean, you're going to have vegetables rotting in the fields, you're going to have construction sites that will lie dormant or certainly will struggle to get workers to be able to -- to -- to help make sure that they can make progress. The tourism and restaurant industry in particular, you know, rely on the -- on these workers. And can you imagine there's a provision in the law that requires hospitals to check the immigration status of a patient? Health care should never be compromised, and someone should not -- not go to a hospital or seek medical care as a result of being fearful of being deported. It's outrageous.”