In recent months, Migrant families began gathering their belongings and Leaving FloridaIt is a country that for decades has represented the gateway to the American dream for many Latin Americans. Unexpected raids, workplace arrests, and family separation became fearful The constant pressure that drives these people to seek refuge in other jurisdictions in the United StatesWhere the presence of factors is less stifling.
numerous Immigrant familiessuch as a woman identified with “E”. NPRThey started doing so Moving to other destinations in the United States, Where immigration enforcement seems less threatening.
In Tampa, the breaking point for “E” happened almost by accident. while He accompanied his daughter to choose the appropriate outfit for her fifteenth birthdayHe felt that the eyes of commerce had become hostile. He said that later They looked at them with “very ugly eyes” And in a moment his mind imagined the worst outcome: “They could call it immigration.”
E and her husband have lived in Florida for two decadesBut both remain Without papers. His daughter was born in the North American country and wants to stay in the state like her father, who calls it home. but, Wave of raids on workplaces and immigration policy Promoted by Gov. Ron DeSantis Create a climate of surveillance permanent.
The place itself Husband’s work E, building site, It was recently raided. He was not there that day, but several of his acquaintances were arrested, including his church’s pastor.
The family decided so His only way out was to leave Florida.. The neighbor he immigrated to Small town in Michigan He called her to tell her There “all is quiet”that there were no rumors of operations and that he could help her get a job.
The specialists consulted by the aforementioned media agreed on this This internal displacement is not new. Demographer Matt Brooks of Florida State University explained NPR Which Immigrant mobility within the United States generally occurs in several stages.
Firstly It is installed in Major cities. then, They move to the South or Midwest I am looking for agricultural or industrial jobs. In many cases, A The third movement: fleeing to areas where there is less presence of immigration agents.
Brooks mentioned a case Mississippi As a clear example. After the big raid 2019 In food processing plants near Jackson, The outflow of migrants has doubled compared to the inflow. What happened then, as he put it, is being repeated today in the states that are more in line with Donald Trump’s policies.
According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center. Florida is the third state with the largest immigrant population, with a total of 5.4 million. It is surpassed only by Texas, with more than six million, and California, with about 11.3 million.
According to September data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Two million illegal immigrants left the United States or were deported In less than 250 days.
Almost them 1.6 million chose to leave the country on their ownAs part of what the administration calls “self-deportation.” The remainder relate to expulsions carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
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