WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Immigrants are packing their bags and leaving the Sunshine State, leaving employers stretched thin and former employees wondering what’s next.
This comes after Governor Ron DeSantis pushed a sweeping anti-illegal immigration bill last month, one that hundreds spent Thursday and Friday protesting against in downtown West Palm Beach.
The hope was for them to get enough attention to put a stop to this bill.
But even if something was to change, countless immigrants have already made the decision to leave the state in fear of what’s to come.
“Today one of my employees resigned,” Hector Ramirez, co-owner of Hector’s Car Wash, said.
That now makes eight employees that have resigned from Hector’s Car Wash in North Palm Beach just in the last few weeks.
“I feel like I'm shorthand now. What am I going to do in full season,” Ramirez said.
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Ramirez said it’s been a harsh reality to face after the state’s sweeping new immigration law Senate Bill 1718.
Although it won’t go into effect until July, its impact is already being felt.
“It’s really sad because I really cannot do anything for them you know to keep them and stay here. They are my best crew you know,” Ramirez said.
It's something long-time customers told CBS12 they agree with completely, and they’re upset about it too.
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