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Ron DeSantis: “If we had fewer uninsured motorists who disproportionately are illegal aliens, we would have even lower, lower…”

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And it was a big issue. Also just things like all the auto insurers are reducing rates in Florida now because of the tort reform, which is fine, but If we had fewer uninsured motorists who disproportionately are illegal aliens, we would have even lower, lower rates on all that. So that is the right policy to make sure we're doing that. And, and so in Florida, what we've said is we're not providing any incentives like California. (22:28–22:37)

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Claims that reducing uninsured motorists, many of whom are illegal aliens, would further lower insurance rates.

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