Immigration and State-issued Identification: Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law enforcement agencies, DNA samples, education, & reclassification of penalties based on a person's immigration status; removes provisions of law relating to hospital patient data collection, human smuggling, sanctuary policies, duties relating to immigration detainees, reimbursement of costs, & sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien; prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers, sheriff's deputies, & federal immigration agencies from engaging in certain immigration enforcement activities within a specified distance of public or private schools, child care facilities, or religious institutions.

Why I Filed This Bill(by Representative Joseph): Recently passed state policies do nothing to fix our broken federal immigration system and have only harmed businesses while terrorizing immigrant communities. Pushing back on these xenophobic policies, the Florida Prosperity and Immigration Act (FPIA) affirms immigrants’ intrinsic value as human beings and uplifts their undeniable contribution to our communities and the state’s economy. Immigrants comprise 38% of the construction workforce, 25% of service jobs, and 37-47% in agriculture. Attacking them wreaks havoc on business operations, exacerbates labor shortages by driving away talent, and ultimately increases consumer costs. In addition to repealing some of the worst recent state anti-immigrant policies, this bill: 1. Restores access to the I-9 verification process versus mandating unreliable E-Verify 2. Gives access to state-issued identification, allowing individuals to understand traffic laws and obtain insurance, improving safety on our roadways 3. Restores constitutionally-protected due process for immigrants 4. Shields local law enforcement from being forced to function as ICE agents 5. Reinstates in-state tuition for undocumented students FPIA focuses on Florida by supporting our economic growth while dignifying rather than demonizing our amazing and diverse immigrant communities.