Polk County immigrant group plans march and forum Saturday to protest new state law

The Ledger
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Young American Dreamers, an immigrant advocacy group based in Polk County, plans to hold a march and forum on Saturday to protest recent adopted legislation.

The gathering, billed as “Peace March: United Against SB 1718,” will begin at the U.S. 17 bridge in Winter Haven at 11 a.m. and proceed to the Mission of Guadalupe in Wahneta. The “Know Your Rights” forum is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Mission.

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Young American Dreams is protesting SB 1718, passed this year by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law requires businesses with 25 or more employees to verify the legal status of workers, invalidates the use of out-of-state driver licenses by undocumented immigrants and directs hospitals to ask patients about their citizenship status, among other provisions.

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