Florida CFO rolls out new push to block illegal immigrants from tapping state systems: ‘Lives have been lost’

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FIRST ON FOX : Florida’s chief financial officer announced a slate of legislative priorities to discourage illegal immigrants from settling in the state – a strategy that rarely makes headlines as most states focus on criminal justice laws versus financial policies. Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia, who previously represented Hernando and Citrus counties in the state Senate, said Florida has already taken sweeping actions to blunt illegal immigrants from utilizing programs in Florida but that there are still many openings in law that would allow them to benefit if the state ever trends to the left again. "Illegal immigration has scourged our communities. Too many lives have been lost, and too many people have been hurt as a result of illegal immigration," Ingoglia said late Wednesday. He specifically cited the case of an Indian illegal immigrant with a California commercial driver's license (CDL) who allegedly killed a carload of people on Florida’s Turnpike earlier this year. Ingoglia said the state’s actions thus far to blunt illegal immigrant truckers and those who are illiterate in English is a good start, but there is much more to be done. ICE AND FLORIDA ARREST 230 CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS IN 10-DAY OPERATION "Florida has led the nation in fighting back against the mess that the Biden administration created, but we must keep our foot on the gas and continue to disincentivize illegal aliens from coming to our state," he said. "I am proud to announce my anti-illegal immigration legislative priorities , and I look forward to working with the legislature and the Governor to get these proposals passed." Ingoglia said 26 illegal immigrants were arrested on charges that fall under the financial services banner that his agency oversees, including four people nabbed on insurance fraud offenses, collectively totaling $800,000. DESANTIS TAPS FLORIDA'S 'MOST CONSERVATIVE SENATOR' FOR STATE CFO Ingoglia’s package included proposals to bar free down-payment assistance for illega…