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Florida bills fighting foreign influence get Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature

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Florida bills fighting foreign influence get Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature
Florida bills fighting foreign influence get Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature

Florida's governor signed two bills Monday he said would help the state battle foreign influence from nations like China.

HAS POTENTIAL...BUT, HE AND OTHER STILL BELIEVEIT ORIGINATED FROM AN ANIMAL.GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAYS HE’S ALSOFIGHTING BACK FOREIGN INFLUENCE.DESANTIS SIGNED THAT BILLTODAY-- IN WHICH HE HOPES WILLDETER COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA FROMCORPORATE SPYING OR TAMPERINGWITH THE STATE GOVERNMENT.MEANWHILE, CRITICS SAY THE BILLSREEK OF UNDERLYING RACISM.CAPITOL REPORTER FORRESTSAUNDERS REPORTSORREST The nation is alreadydealing with a surge in racistand violent actions againstAsian Americans.

Some fearFlorida’s two new policies willadd fuel to that fire.

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Things like peoplesending me, racist memes."(SIM 10:22)Daisy Sim is a Korean Americanwho says she’s no stranger toracist behavior.stranger to racist says she’s noKorean American who Daisy Simis a (SIM 10:22)memes."sending me, racist Things likepeople calling me slurs.

Thingslike people sending me, racistmemes."(SIM 10:22)Daisy Sim is a Korean Americanwho says she’s no stranger toracist behavior.(Daisy Sim, Tallahassee)"Microaggressions to downrightjust things that I will holdlike anger in my heart for therest of my life"(SIM 11:15)And she worries Florida’s twonewest laws will make thingswors━ perpetuating a stigma ofanti-Asian sentiment "Peopleare coming to this country andthere you know and they’re goingto have these secret spies totake over this country that’spart of the yellow pool myththat’s you know here in ourcountry."(SIM 6:05)DeSantis signing HB 7017 and1523 Monday morning NAT SIGNINGThe goal, says the GOP leader,ending influence fromadversaries like China(Gov.

Ron DeSantis, (R)Florida) "All we are doingtoday is saying enough isenough we’ve got to startfighting back."(DESANTIS 4:12)The first bill addstransparency, requiring highered disclose foreign gifts of50-grand or more and requiresrigorous screening of foreignresearchers.

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The otherupgrades penalties for theft ofintellectual propert━ "We’veseen it here in Florida"(DESANTIS 4:24)The Moffit Cancer Center andthe University of CentralFlorida two of the latest toreport foreign interference"Like, that’s already a crime"(SIM 7:39)But━ Sim wonders if these newpolicies are worth the risk offurther hurting Asian Americans"Even if it’s targeting justChina, I know it’s going to findits way, you know people whocan’t tell the differencebetween a Chinese person and aKorean person."(SIM 6:46)FORREST Now signed the new lawstake effect at different time

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