Thomas Kennedy
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Organizer & writer. Past work: @FLImmigrant @seiufl @BernieSanders @USImmHUB. From 🇦🇷. Instagram/Threads: @tomaskenn
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2 weeks ago |
truthout.org | Thomas Kennedy
For almost a decade now, Florida has served as a laboratory for hardline immigration policies that are later exported to other state legislatures across the country. The recent arrest of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S.-born citizen who was mistakenly detained under an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold in Leon County, shows the threat that these persecutory laws pose for the civil rights of all people, regardless of immigration status. Since 2019, state lawmakers, at Gov.
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1 month ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Thomas Kennedy
About one month ago, I wrote an article making the argument that bills pushing a stricter E-verify framework in the state, which is a software system used to check the eligibility of workers in the United States, would exacerbate worker shortages. The low labor participation rate is acknowledged by the state’s own Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
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2 months ago |
orlandosentinel.com | Thomas Kennedy
There's a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state. It's not the first time either. In the last few years, multiple iterations of E-Verify, a software system used to check the eligibility of workers in the United States, have been enacted by lawmakers. Why are there multiple iterations of E-Verify?
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2 months ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Thomas Kennedy
The Florida legislative process can feel a bit like “Groundhog Day.” Not only did we just have another special session in the span of a few weeks, in which the increasing frequency that they are being called upon perhaps renders them not so special anymore, but it was a special session to pass yet another anti-immigrant bill.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
sun-sentinel.com | Thomas Kennedy
Gov. Ron DeSantis stunned the Florida Legislature by holding a press conference announcing his intention to call for a special legislative session to focus on a volley of issues that include immigration and condo reform.
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