Columnist Scott Maxwell says that watching Ron DeSantis and GOP lawmakers argue over which one will be tougher on businesses that illegally hire undocumented workers is like watching two vampires

Florida lawmakers defied DeSantis and approved their own version of sweeping immigration reforms amid a GOP power struggle.

On The Florida Roundup, Sen. Joe Gruters and Rep. Maxwell Frost offer insight on the legislation passed during the special session and the conflict between Gov. Ron DeSantis and some GOP lawmakers.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is rolling out his next budget proposal, aiming to reduce spending next year amidst ongoing conflicts with lawmakers over an immigration bill. However, that icy relationship might be thawing.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed budget would direct $505 million to the state Division of Emergency Management for immigration enforcement and earmark another $4.4 million to set up a “special immigration unit” within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission “to immediately assist the federal administration’s enforcement of illegal immigration.

Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to salve the intense enmity that has grown in recent weeks between himself and Florida legislative Republicans over the issue of illegal immigration in public remarks he made on Monday morning.