Governor Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion Monday at which he and other speakers blasted the Biden administration's border policy.
The topic, as described by the governor's Twitter post, is "the ongoing Biden Border Crisis." Unaccompanied minor children and drug trafficking were discussed within the first 30 minutes of the meeting.
In a handout given to members of the media prior to the roundtable, DeSantis claims that the border crisis is "fueling the activity of drug cartels across our country." The handout claims that Customs & Border Patrol agents seized 1,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2021.
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DeSantis was joined at the roundtable discussion by Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Attorney General Ashley Moody. The governor praised Moody's lawsuit against the federal government's reinstatement of the Central American Minors (CAM) Program.
"We are a pro-legal immigration state," said Moody. "Please don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We are anti-trafficking. We are anti-chaos."
DeSantis said Florida has been working with its counterparts in Texas to work out immigration plans.
The museum hosting the discussion, the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, chronicles the history, culture, and contributions of the Cuban exile community.
