The center designed the program to facilitate collaboration and exchange between researchers, technicians, policy-makers and the Everglades systems. The Pantanal is a large, relatively pristine wetlands system in Brazil. It is several times larger than the Everglades and is dependent upon a much larger watershed. My office has attempted to assist the center to locate funding to continue this much needed exchange program to help the people of Brazil preserve this unique ecosystem. Immigration continue s to seriously affect Florida and its residents.
Immigration is a federal issue.
The people of Florida should not have to bear the burden because the federal government has failed to secure our borders. For the first time, because of my efforts, the federal government recognized its obligation to assume the full responsibility for the costs of incarcerating illegal criminal aliens. I also believe that the federal government should be neutral, to the greatest extent possible, in this area. The federal government should neither be encouraging, nor discouraging, the procedure of abortion.