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Ron DeSantis: “The results in Florida and the efforts in Florida have been…”

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Ron DeSantis Discusses Florida's Law Enforcement Policies and Immigration Challenges

Published July 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 20:16

And I think, you know, Grady Judd was, when we did our update the other day, you know, he pointed out we're apprehending faster than DHS can hold in process. And so The results in Florida and the efforts in Florida have been so far above and beyond any other state in the country. And it really, we're pointed to as the model for what DHS wants to see all around the United States of America. (20:16–20:25)

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Asserts that Florida's efforts in immigration enforcement surpass those of any other state.

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“In the state of Florida, first of all, we have the lowest tuition in the country in state tuition is about $6,300.”
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“We have probably 50 to 80,000 just in the state of Florida that already are under the final orders of removal they've gone through.”
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“They actually passed a provision in the U.S. house of Representatives to eliminate the authority of states to touch AI for the next 10…”
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“We've rejected jailbreak Style policies that have prevailed in places like New York and California.”
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“We enacted legislation preventing local governments from defunding police.”
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“We enacted the strongest anti riot legislation in the country.”
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“We just signed legislation to create a registry for people that are convicted of cruelty to animals.”
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“There's never been another state that's done more to support both animals writ large, but also supporting our police canines.”
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“We enacted the $5,000 bonus for the new recruits.”
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“We also have done the Law Enforcement Academy scholarships.”
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“We've also done salary increases for our state law enforcement. So for our seasoned veterans, they're getting a 15% increase on top of the…”
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“I don't think there's a single sheriff in this state that doesn't think our $5,000 bonus program has been valuable.”
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“Initially the Florida House of Representatives defunded our law enforcement bonus program that you guys have all used.”
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“They defunded any increase for state law enforcement. And in fact, they even defunded key aspects of the Florida Highway Patrol.”
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“Our sheriffs have done more than any other sheriffs in the state and any other state and maybe even all 49 states combined when it comes to…”
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“75, 80% of the folks that have been placed in employment have been able to get increased wages on this.”
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“The U.S. senate killed that, so it didn't end up getting into law.”
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“We put safeguards in. We put an ability for the victim to fight back.”
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