Brexit meant different things to different people, but more than anything else, it meant limits on immigration. The Conservative government that implemented it has largely delivered on the promise. As a result, the UK is short of essential workers, most notably in the NHS and agriculture. Both businesses and consumers have suffered.
Ron DeSantis wasn’t watching this–or, perhaps, he just didn’t care. Florida’s economy, which is based on tourism, construction, and the care of elderly people, depends on immigrant labor, but the Florida GOP is about to approve a series of measures to make the lives of immigrants as miserable as possible. The base hates immigrants, so the outcome is not in doubt, even though business interests are objecting. The ultimate result will be skyrocketing costs and labor shortages, as in the UK.
This is just one of a series of anti-business measures that have been approved as part of the Florida GOP “freedom” agenda. Why, the next thing you know, DeSantis will be going to war over wokeness with a huge employer that attracts millions of tourists to the state. Oh, right!