Establishing The State Board of Immigration Enforcement

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This bill establishes the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, composed of the Governor and Cabinet, within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The bill also allocates more than $250 million of funding to state law enforcement agencies to assist with immigration enforcement. Additionally the bill makes illegal immigrants ineligible for in-state tuition at Florida Universities and enhances criminal penalties for violent illegal immigrant criminals. CPAC supports efforts to prevent illegal immigration and supported this bill.