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A new law in Florida targeting undocumented people takes effect July 1. It requires hospital patients to show their immigration status, and companies with more than 25 employees must use the E-Verify system to make sure workers are in the country legally. WLRN's Wilkine Brutus attended a meeting of immigrants in South Florida who are figuring out how the new law could affect them.
WILKINE BRUTUS, BYLINE: Across the street from Lake Worth High School in Palm Beach County, dozens of immigrants sit in a dark room, bowing their heads in prayer.
UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Non-English language spoken).
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Amen.
UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Amen.
BRUTUS: This isn't a church, though. The group is gathered at the Guatemalan-Maya Center, and so many immigrants showed up to learn more about Florida's new immigration law that they needed an overflow room. The group listened to a Zoom call with legal experts who are trying to clear up misinformation about SB 1718.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: If they get stopped, do they have the right to record the situation?
BRUTUS: After the meeting, I spoke to an Indigenous Guatemalan woman who asked me not to use her name to protect her privacy. She said the law is especially frightening for people in the area who speak Mayan languages. Despite her own fear and uncertainty, she volunteers to translate information about the law for her Indigenous neighbors.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: They don't speak Spanish. They don't speak...
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