DeSantis pledges undocumented worker crackdown if elected to the White House, doubling down on plan Trump retreated from when he was president

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% :Most Republican presidential candidates tend to take a hardline stance on illegal immigration, knowing polling shows it's a top concern for GOP voters.
66% : Proponents of stricter employee verification rules say the US shouldn't create incentives for undocumented workers.
64% : Several other parts of the DeSantis plan were similar to Trump's, such as a promise to extend the wall on the southern border and detaining people until their immigration hearing dates.
55% : The relocation program is paid through $12 million in state funding.
54% : Most notably, the DeSantis plan agreed with Trump's idea to disallow children born to undocumented immigrants to receive automatic US citizenship.
48% : Certain measures he proposed, such as increasing pay for Border Patrol, would require Congress to sign off.
46% : The governor also said he would cut off millions in federal grants to "sanctuary cities."

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