{"id":2402501,"date":"2025-02-13T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-nice-with-florida-legislature-on-immigration-bills-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T20:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T01:12:44","slug":"desantis-makes-nice-with-florida-legislature-on-immigration-bills-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-nice-with-florida-legislature-on-immigration-bills-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis makes nice with Florida legislature on immigration bills &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-makes-nice-with-florida-legislature-on-immigration-bills-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Governor Ron desantis has recently put \u200dan end to weeks of conflict with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">republican-controlled state \u200clegislature<\/a> over immigration policies. By signing multiple immigration-focused bills, DeSantis expressed a collaborative spirit, stating there were &#8220;no hard feelings&#8221; and emphasizing the importance of working\u200d together for the betterment\u200c of Floridians. he acknowledged that different opinions existed regarding \u200cthe handling of immigration but \u2063viewed the negotiation process as beneficial. The new legislation includes\u200d nearly $300 million for immigration enforcement, mandates the death penalty for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-guilty-of-dui-assault-will-not-be-deported-under-biden-plan\/\" title=\"... Guilty of DUI, Assault Will Not Be Deported Under Biden Plan\">illegal immigrants convicted<\/a> of capital offenses, and increases penalties for crimes \u2064committed \u200cby illegal immigrants. Both Senate President \u2063Ben Albritton and House Speaker \u200cDaniel perez praised \u200dthe discussions as healthy\u2063 and necessary for democracy,\u2064 agreeing\u2064 that they would lead to \u200da safer environment for Florida families \u2062moving forward. The \u200dresolution of this issue was seen as a positive step for future cooperation in the state government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DeSantis makes nice with Florida legislature on immigration bills: &lsquo;No hard feelings&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993549\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3316960\/diminished-desantis-immigration-fight-florida-friction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) battled with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a>-controlled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> legislature for weeks over how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sure-a-few-kids-drown-some-get-raped-greg-gutfeld-flames-democrats-for-blowing-off-border-crisis\/\" title=\"\u2018Sure, A Few Kids Drown. Some Get Raped\u2019: Greg Gutfeld Flames Democrats For Blowing Off Border Crisis\">address illegal immigration<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With his signature on several immigration-focused bills Thursday, DeSantis buried the debate and announced his willingness to come back together with them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have no hard feelings at all,&rdquo; DeSantis said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> alongside Florida Senate President Ben Albritton and state House Speaker Daniel Perez, both Republicans. &ldquo;These are not easy issues. There were different opinions on how to go about it, the timing, the substance, and we brought it all in for a landing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re better off as a result of having done that,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;So I think you&rsquo;re going to see a very productive next two years. &hellip; This was, I think, a healthy exercise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis and the legislature clashed on who should be the top authority in the state on immigration. The governor believed it should be himself, while the legislature wanted to keep the power away from him.<\/p>\n<p>The governor and the legislature settled on a four-person commission including DeSantis and the state&rsquo;s agriculture commissioner, attorney general, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-set-to-go-on-regardless-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics Set To Go On \u2018Regardless\u2019 Of COVID-19 Pandemic\">chief financial officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Albritton appeared emotional at the press conference, telling Perez that he loved him and that DeSantis&rsquo;s leadership has been &ldquo;phenomenal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The last thing that I will leave you with is this, at the end of the day, what happened over the last 10 days leading to this event today is all about Floridians, and what I know is this: Going forward, once this is implemented, Florida families, Florida children, Florida grandchildren, fathers, mothers are going to be safer,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Perez agreed that the disagreement was &ldquo;healthy.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may have had different ways of how to get there, but at the end of the day, those are discussions that were healthy, were necessary, and make democracy way better after the conversation has been had,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis signed three bills on Thursday that allow almost $300 million for immigration enforcement, mandate the death penalty for illegal immigrants who commit capital offenses, and increase all penalties for crimes committed by illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993549\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993549\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis reconciles with Florida legislature on immigration bills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ron-DeSantis.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4980,49323,50368,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2402501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-desantis","tag-florida-legislature","tag-immigration-bills","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ron-DeSantis.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402501"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402505,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402501\/revisions\/2402505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}