"Florida's Controversial Immigration Law Triggers Migrant Exodus and Hospital Controversy"

As a new immigration law takes effect in Florida, undocumented workers are faced with the difficult decision of whether to stay or leave the state. The law imposes tough penalties and restrictions on undocumented immigrants, including felony charges for transporting people in the country illegally into Florida and random audits of businesses suspected of hiring illegal workers. Hospitals will also be required to ask patients about their legal status, and driver's licenses issued to non-citizens in other states will be barred from use in Florida. The law has led to fears, rumors, and conflicting information in immigrant communities, with some considering leaving the state and others worrying about labor shortages and the impact on industries such as agriculture and construction.