"Admittedly designed to inflict cruelty, SB 1718 is unconstitutional and undermines our democracy.”

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) attorney Paul R. Chavez, discussing the Florida bill that requires employers to submit worker information through an E-Verify system to verify their employees’ work status and increases criminal penalties for workers who violate the new law. The SPLC, ACLU and other civil rights groups sued the state over the legislation last month. (NPR — Aug. 2, 2023)