Florida Immigration Law Sparks Protests and Boycott Threats

Truckers, many of whom are Latino, are threatening to boycott Florida over an immigration law that goes into effect on July 1. The law imposes penalties and restrictions, including felony charges for transporting people without permanent legal status into the state. It also requires businesses to use a federal database to check a worker's documentation and mandates hospitals that accept Medicaid to collect patient information on their residency status. The boycott may include thousands of drivers and could cause ripples in an industry that moves more than 470,000 tons of goods per day.