The governor announced that he had signed an executive order that prohibited Florida government entities from acquiring technology products and services from companies linked to those countries.
Likewise, DeSantis anticipated that he will propose legislation that prohibits the purchase of land by those countries, among which China and Russia maintain a policy of geopolitical positioning in the region.
The Republican governor, who is seeking re-election in November, also said the two recent flights of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts raised awareness of the failures of US immigration policy.
“Hopefully, we’re going to be talking about this a lot more now. This was not a matter of concern even two weeks ago. Now, it seems to be in the limelight, so we’re proud of that,” DeSantis said.
Migrants, mostly Venezuelans who were transferred to the luxurious island of Martha’s Vineyard, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against DeSantis and his Secretary of Transportation for participating in an alleged “fraudulent and discriminatory plan” to relocate them, according to the newly arrived plaintiffs. USA.
DeSantis accused the administration of President Joe Biden of doing the same thing with unannounced flights “full of migrants” to different states of the country.
“Biden has thrown people everywhere,” he said.
The Tallahassee minister noted that state-funded flights to transport immigrants will continue, with a budget of $12 million.
DeSantis, speaking at Miami Dade College, stood behind a podium with a hanging sign reading “Stop CCP Influence,” referring to the Chinese Communist Party.
“We see a lot of leftist governments, Cuba, Venezuela, they welcome the CCP into our own hemisphere,” DeSantis said.
The governor, along with Manny Diaz, Jr., the state education commissioner, were with a group of Taiwanese to outline efforts against the CCP.
DeSantis said he wants Florida to ban any CCP gifts to educational institutions to oppose the spread of Marxist-Leninist revolutionary theory.