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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announces new efforts to combat human trafficking.
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00:00 (audience applauding)
00:01 - Good afternoon.
00:02 Thank you, please have a seat.
00:05 It's great to be back in Miami.
00:09 My wife, the First Lady, was here just a few weeks ago
00:13 providing an award from the Hope Florida Fund,
00:17 and so we're excited about the work that they're doing here.
00:21 And just so you know, we were able to highlight
00:25 some of the achievements on Thursday.
00:28 We were up in Panama City, and Hope Florida,
00:32 the metrics on that, I think it's like
00:34 the people that need jobs, it's like 77% have gotten that,
00:39 housing, 68%, and they've taken almost 30,000 people off
00:44 or reduced the need for government assistance entirely.
00:50 So it's working, and groups like this, I think,
00:53 and churches and the faith community
00:54 have been a huge part of that.
00:56 So I just wanna say as governor, thank you,
00:58 not just here in Miami, but really throughout the state,
01:01 where we've had so many folks who have stepped up
01:05 and are making a big impact.
01:06 And bureaucracy can't solve all these problems.
01:09 We need the faith community,
01:11 we need some of these charities, we need businesses,
01:14 we need other people involved
01:16 if we wanna be able to lift people up.
01:18 And we're doing that, and she's been able to do that.
01:21 Also, we're here, we had in Jacksonville on Saturday night,
01:26 massive George Strait concert in the Everbank Stadium.
01:32 I don't know how many, 50, 60, 70,000 people.
01:35 And he's going through his, he has more number ones
01:39 than anyone in country music,
01:41 but he rolled out a couple new songs
01:44 from his new album coming out,
01:47 one of which is going MIA in the MIA.
01:51 And so it's kind of an ode to Southern Florida.
01:53 So stay tuned on that.
01:55 You will hear that on the radio very soon.
01:57 And I know a lot of people agree
01:59 with the sentiment in that song.
02:00 So we're joined with by really an all-star crew here.
02:04 We have the Lieutenant Governor is with us here,
02:07 Jeanette Nunez, Attorney General Ashley Moody.
02:10 (audience applauding)
02:13 Siobhan Harris, who's our DCF Secretary.
02:17 We are going to be, in a minute,
02:20 we're about to be joined by Kim Figueroa,
02:23 who's a survivor leader of More to Life Voices for Florida,
02:27 that's gonna talk about our subject here today.
02:30 We have a number of state representatives,
02:33 Overdorf, Amnesty from the Treasure Coast
02:37 and Central Florida, respectively.
02:40 We have Senator Garcia, and then a bunch of folks
02:43 from the Miami-Dade delegation,
02:45 Representatives Rizzo, Busada Cabrera, Porres,
02:48 Barrero, Fabricio, Garcia, Redondo,
02:53 and from the Monroe County, we have Representative Moody
02:57 and Fabian Basabi from Miami Beach.
03:00 So welcome all of you,
03:01 and thanks for what you guys have done.
03:02 (audience applauding)
03:05 So the legislature has, over the years I've been governor,
03:12 worked with us to combat human trafficking.
03:16 And this is a really serious scourge in our society.
03:20 And because we're a state that's a destination state,
03:24 we host big events, whether it's the Super Bowl
03:27 or the College Football Championship,
03:29 all these different things,
03:31 unfortunately, that attracts human trafficking.
03:34 And then, of course, we've had the last three plus years
03:37 where the southern border has been opened
03:40 and millions and millions of people
03:42 have illegally poured into the country.
03:44 And of course, Mexican drug cartels are utilizing that
03:48 to do human trafficking.
03:51 So this is a big, big problem for the United States,
03:54 and it's a problem that we have worked to tackle in Florida
03:57 and are continuing today with the announcements
04:00 and the bill signing that I'm gonna do momentarily.
04:04 Since 2019, 50,000 reports a year have been made nationwide
04:09 using the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
04:12 According to the Department of Justice,
04:14 the average age of a traffic individual
04:17 is only 13 years old.
04:19 80% of those trafficked are girls,
04:22 and of those girls, 80% are subjected
04:26 to sexual exploitation.
04:29 We know that that is unacceptable,
04:32 and we need to continue to work hard,
04:35 and today we're doing even more to uphold the law
04:39 and to go after those who are trafficking these children.
04:43 We're not gonna allow this to stand in the state of Florida,
04:46 and just think of what we've done.
04:48 What is our stand on sexual exploitation of minors?
04:52 We've authorized the death penalty for pedophiles,
04:55 and that's something that is absolutely appropriate.
04:58 (audience applauding)
05:01 Just this most recent legislative session,
05:08 the legislature's passed, and I've already signed
05:11 legislation which protects children from grooming activities
05:15 and other sexual offenses.
05:17 We've also established a grant program
05:20 within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
05:22 to create online sting operations targeting sexual predators.
05:26 Many counties are doing it, but not all,
05:29 and so we're gonna be able to provide support
05:31 for those that wanna get in the game there.
05:33 We've also created stricter guidelines
05:35 for sex offender registration.
05:37 You know, these guys would be convicted sex offenders,
05:40 and then they'd register at a residence,
05:43 and then they'd go on the other side of the state
05:45 and live on some boat and not register,
05:47 and so people don't know that these offenders
05:49 are in their community.
05:50 That changes with the law that I've signed.
05:53 We've also strengthened the role
05:55 of statewide guardian ad litem office.
05:57 We've also implemented new training requirements
05:59 to ensure law enforcement properly assesses
06:02 domestic violence situation.
06:05 Now, last year, 2023, the state of Florida
06:08 allocated almost $3 million
06:10 to expand the Citrus Chance program.
06:13 It's a model developed by Citrus Health.
06:15 It's called, it stands for Citrus Helping Adolescents
06:18 Negatively Impacted by Commercial Exploitation.
06:22 This program establishes therapeutic, safe foster homes,
06:27 and provides an evidence-based outreach program
06:30 to serve minor survivors of human trafficking
06:33 through a multidisciplinary trauma-informed model,
06:37 and I'm happy to announce that this program
06:39 is now expanding to six additional counties across Florida,
06:43 including Pinellas, Pasco, Duval, Nassau,
06:46 Broward, and Palm Beach counties,
06:48 and I think that that's made a big, big difference.
06:50 We've also had our Florida Department of Business
06:52 and Professional Regulation increase efforts
06:56 to hold public lodging establishments accountable
07:00 if they fail to comply with Florida's
07:02 human trafficking prevention requirements.
07:05 So from July 1st, 2023 to the present,
07:08 our DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants
07:12 have done 25 different administrative complaints
07:16 to operations in noncompliance,
07:20 and has already netted tens of thousands of dollars
07:23 in fines for the noncompliance.
07:26 In 2023, we also signed SB 1690,
07:29 which strengthens the ability
07:31 of the Department of Children and Families
07:33 to help human trafficking survivors,
07:35 and also enhance requirements for youth residential settings
07:38 to have trafficking awareness materials posted.
07:42 This important legislation also authorized the department
07:45 to create a certification program for adult safe homes,
07:49 and so there's a group that rates what you've done
07:54 for all the different things involved in human trafficking,
07:59 and it's called the Shared Hope International Report Card,
08:03 and Florida ranks second in the nation
08:05 for what we've done to combat human trafficking,
08:07 and we're gonna add two more, we'll probably increase.
08:10 So I wanna thank everybody that's done that.
08:12 (audience applauding)
08:15 So today, I'm proud to say a couple things.
08:19 One, we're going through the budget.
08:21 I've got a lot of different stuff in there,
08:24 and so we're gonna be making decisions
08:27 on the whole budget soon, but as we go through
08:29 and approve things, I'm happy to announce
08:32 that we are doing that, and so I can today announce
08:35 that I will be approving, when I sign the budget,
08:38 4.9 million to significantly expand access to emergency beds
08:43 and provide additional staff to continue to increase
08:48 our human trafficking prevention efforts.
08:50 These additional beds will be used
08:52 as part of the recovery process
08:54 to give survivors a safe place
08:56 in the immediate aftermath of being rescued
08:59 from human trafficking.
09:01 We also--
09:01 (audience applauding)
09:05 I'm also pleased to announce that we will have
09:11 a $900,000 grant opportunity
09:14 through the Department of Children and Families
09:16 to enhance staffing and training
09:19 for law enforcement departments
09:21 combating human trafficking throughout the state of Florida.
09:24 So that'll be something that'll be very, very meaningful.
09:27 Now, of course, last month I signed HB 305,
09:30 which expands the evidence that can be presented to a jury
09:34 in sex abuse cases where the victim is a minor,
09:37 and it increases penalties on those who take part
09:41 in the sex trafficking of minors.
09:43 And as a follow-up, I'm here to sign House Bill 7063,
09:48 which makes important updates to how the state of Florida
09:53 combats human trafficking.
09:55 So among other things, this bill will extend the lifetime
09:59 of our statewide council on human trafficking
10:01 within the Department of Legal Affairs.
10:03 So that's the Attorney General leading,
10:05 the Lieutenant Governor, Siobhan.
10:07 There's a lot of really important people that are on that
10:11 so that we have a coordinated effort
10:13 between law enforcement and social services
10:16 in terms of combating human trafficking.
10:18 We're also, under this bill,
10:19 requiring Florida rest areas, service plazas,
10:22 emergency rooms, massage parlors, strip clubs,
10:26 or other places where trafficking can occur
10:28 to display human trafficking awareness signs
10:31 with telephone numbers for either the national
10:34 or Florida human trafficking hotlines,
10:37 and also increases punishments for those entities
10:41 that fail to do so.
10:43 Bill also will require an entity which contracts
10:46 with the Florida government to provide the state
10:49 with assurances that they do not use coerced labor
10:52 and prohibits a minor from being employed
10:55 by an adult entertainment establishment in any role
10:58 and increases punishments who knowingly violate this law.
11:02 So this legislation will help better protect
11:06 the most vulnerable in our communities.
11:08 It will ensure that if businesses are not complying
11:12 with these very modest, reasonable requirements,
11:15 whether knowingly or unknowingly,
11:17 that they will be held accountable,
11:19 and of course, anybody actively involved
11:22 in human trafficking is gonna have the book thrown at them
11:26 in the state of Florida.
11:27 So I wanna thank everybody for being a part of this
11:30 in the legislature.
11:31 I think this got close to unanimous support
11:35 in the legislature.
11:36 I saw there were some that didn't vote for it,
11:38 but almost everybody did,
11:40 and we appreciate you doing that,
11:41 and we're gonna continue to stand strong
11:44 for those who may not be in a position
11:46 to defend themselves.
11:47 Unfortunately, these are very vulnerable individuals
11:50 that are being exploited.
11:52 Our state, it's a great state.
11:54 There's a lot going on,
11:56 but part of what means with that is that this is a place
11:59 where people wanna do this,
12:01 and we are a united front here saying
12:04 that we're not gonna just stand idly by and let it happen,
12:07 that we will fight back.
12:08 So I'm gonna sign this legislation here in a minute,
12:11 but before I do that, we're gonna hear from our speakers,
12:14 and so we will begin with our Lieutenant Governor.
12:17 (audience applauding)
12:20 - Good afternoon.
12:26 It's great to be here in Miami, my hometown.
12:28 Governor, we always love when you come.
12:30 I think we always receive you with open arms, right?
12:33 People love when you're here in Miami.
12:35 (audience applauding)
12:38 And as you heard the governor said,
12:41 we are not gonna stand idly by.
12:42 As it relates to human trafficking,
12:44 Florida is closed for business.
12:45 There is no question about it.
12:47 The governor has done great work
12:49 over the course of our time in office,
12:51 partnering with the legislature.
12:52 We've seen so many pieces of legislation
12:56 that really have become a national model.
12:58 When you talk to people across the country,
12:59 they look to Florida,
13:00 they look to our legislative leaders,
13:02 they look to our governor, our attorney general,
13:04 as to what we're doing here and how they can replicate it
13:07 to end this horrible scourge.
13:09 And I will tell you, I've been in this fight a long time.
13:12 Prior to me being in elected office,
13:14 I got involved with an organization back in the mid 2000s
13:18 and I saw what was going on.
13:19 It was really difficult as a mom to fathom
13:22 that someone could take advantage of our children.
13:24 And I know you mentioned the great work
13:26 that the first lady is doing around Hope, Florida,
13:28 but she also is passionate about this topic.
13:30 And so we have so many leaders in this fight.
13:33 And I wanna recognize in the legislature,
13:35 we have two members of the legislature
13:37 that serve on our statewide council,
13:39 Representative Oberdorf and Senator Garcia.
13:41 They are huge champions and I wanna publicly thank them
13:44 for everything that they've done.
13:45 But make no mistake, there is no governor more focused
13:49 on stopping this perversive evil
13:50 than Governor Ron DeSantis.
13:52 Year after year, I've stood by him,
13:54 I've seen him champion this issue,
13:56 I've seen him dedicate and allocate resources,
13:59 I've seen him insist that law enforcement
14:01 has the proper training and tools
14:02 to be able to be active partners
14:04 in eradicating human trafficking.
14:06 And so I'm glad that this year we get to do even more
14:08 when the governor signs this legislation.
14:11 He's gonna continue to lead the way,
14:13 but we have to insist that we are all part of this,
14:15 we are all in this fight together.
14:17 Everybody has a role to play.
14:19 We can continue to invest in resources
14:21 and partner with our organizations,
14:24 the faith-based community.
14:26 We, when the governor first got elected,
14:28 he made sure that we had a faith community initiative.
14:31 And the faith-based community is very active in this.
14:33 And I wanna thank them and challenge them to dig deeper
14:36 and to make sure that they're providing
14:38 the type of resources that they can provide
14:40 in a manner that, of course,
14:41 is going to recognize the importance of faith
14:43 in our state government.
14:45 And so with that, I wanna thank the folks at Citrus.
14:47 They do tremendous work.
14:48 I've been able to see firsthand the CHANCE program
14:51 and the fact that we get to expand it
14:53 to six additional counties
14:55 is something that I am very proud of.
14:57 And you know, the governor is right.
14:58 Unfortunately, because Biden has the inability
15:02 to keep us safe, because he refuses to close our border,
15:05 because he's feckless,
15:06 because he has done little to nothing
15:08 to keep our children safe,
15:09 this governor has had to step up to the plate
15:11 and fight that fight every single day.
15:14 And I wanna publicly thank him for that.
15:15 (audience applauding)
15:19 So thank you all for being here.
15:34 This is such an important topic.
15:36 We need to continue to keep our children safe
15:39 because truly, honestly,
15:40 we've gotta work with the legislature
15:42 to see what we can do.
15:43 Florida ranks third in terms of calls
15:45 to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
15:47 We need to change that.
15:48 So I look forward to hearing from the additional speakers.
15:50 And again, thank you all and God bless you.
15:52 (audience applauding)
15:55 - Well, hello, I'm Ashley Moody,
16:03 Florida's Attorney General,
16:04 and it's so great to see everybody out here
16:06 for an important topic.
16:08 (audience applauding)
16:11 When I became the Attorney General,
16:13 I also had the enormous responsibility
16:15 of taking over as the Chair of Florida's
16:16 Statewide Task Force on Human Trafficking.
16:20 And you have heard the numbers,
16:21 which are astounding and disheartening as Floridians,
16:24 that we are so many calls,
16:26 we're going into the National Hotline for Human Trafficking.
16:30 And so when we came in as Attorney General,
16:32 I made sure in every single circuit,
16:33 we had task forces ready to go,
16:36 not just law enforcement to swoop in,
16:38 go after the bad guys,
16:40 but also to rescue the victims,
16:41 make sure they were in a place to move on
16:44 in a healthy way in their lives
16:45 and help law enforcement take out those traffickers.
16:49 It was so important.
16:50 And so as you can imagine, as we develop cases,
16:53 I'm proud to say our attorneys
16:55 have a near perfect conviction rate,
16:57 dozens of defendants, multi-jurisdictional cases
17:00 and human trafficking cases, victims rescued.
17:04 But it came too light not long ago,
17:07 and which is why I really wanna focus
17:08 on this new Florida hotline.
17:11 We are only one of the very first states in the nation
17:15 to have our own hotline dedicated to human trafficking.
17:19 And why might you ask, is this so important
17:22 when we have a National Human Trafficking Hotline?
17:25 Well, I will tell you that the plague of nonprofits
17:29 that have been either taken over or created
17:33 with some radical agenda is in full effect in this nation.
17:38 And the National Human Trafficking Hotline
17:41 is run by an organization that has been taken over
17:44 by a Columbia, Stanford, educated,
17:49 self-described social justice warrior
17:52 who believes it is no longer necessary
17:55 for the National Human Trafficking Hotline
17:57 to report cases directly to law enforcement in Florida.
18:00 And so when I heard that as the Attorney General,
18:03 first and foremost, I met with that leader
18:05 and demanded to know why tips were delayed
18:08 to law enforcement, why tips weren't being given directly
18:11 to our law enforcement, and they said they were more focused
18:15 on victim-centered approaches than they were
18:18 on helping law enforcement put criminals behind bars.
18:22 As Attorney General, as a former federal prosecutor,
18:26 as a former judge, as a mother,
18:28 as the wife of a law enforcement officer,
18:31 you can support law enforcement officers
18:34 and support locking up traffickers for decades
18:37 and putting them behind bars and also rescuing
18:41 and supporting and lifting up victims
18:44 that have fallen prey to these horrible individuals.
18:47 You can do it at the same time.
18:50 And so when we see-- (audience applauding)
18:57 And so when we see organizations
18:58 that have abandoned their original mission,
19:01 a hotline that was propped up
19:03 to help law enforcement rescue survivors
19:07 no longer doing that, when you see them pushing
19:10 a radical agenda, an agenda that is proven
19:14 not to work in city after city and state after state
19:18 all around our nation, when the goal is
19:21 to not help law enforcement accomplish their mission
19:24 but to obstruct law enforcement
19:27 in accomplishing their mission,
19:28 they should be called out and they should be defunded
19:32 and states need to do what they must
19:34 to take back that responsibility.
19:37 (audience applauding)
19:40 And I am so proud of Congresswoman Laurel Lee
19:43 who pushed legislation this year
19:45 to get to the bottom of it in Congress.
19:47 And when she called that nonprofit out
19:49 that runs the hotline, they fought her tooth and nail.
19:52 What started as a bipartisan push
19:55 to make sure that hotline was doing what was intended,
19:57 they fought her on that.
19:59 And every one of those people that came out
20:02 from that hotline should be embarrassed
20:05 because the only way to stop trafficking
20:08 is to take the head off the snake
20:11 and put traffickers behind bars.
20:13 (audience applauding)
20:16 And that is why I have loved working with this governor
20:22 who knows that to combat crime,
20:24 we have to enforce our laws.
20:27 It is nonsensical to believe
20:29 if we do not support law enforcement
20:31 and we don't give them the information,
20:34 it is going to make it harder for them to do their jobs.
20:36 He announced today more funding
20:39 to help us go after the traffickers,
20:41 more funding to help them put victims in emergency services.
20:45 It is no coincidence that today
20:48 marks the kickoff of National Police Week.
20:51 And so we would like to call out and thank
20:53 and lift up our heroes nationally
20:56 that go after these traffickers.
20:58 And we're proud today to say
20:59 we wanna help you do your job.
21:01 And you know what we do at the same time?
21:03 We call out those organizations
21:06 that are making it harder for you to do your job.
21:08 And in Florida, we're stepping up
21:10 and we're so proud to launch with this new bill,
21:12 the first Florida hotline for human trafficking,
21:16 855-FLASafe.
21:18 (audience applauding)
21:21 - Thank you so much, Governor DeSantis.
21:37 I'm gonna try to match that passion and energy.
21:39 I don't know if I'll be able to though.
21:41 On a serious note though,
21:43 human trafficking is a heinous crime
21:46 that preys on vulnerable individuals.
21:48 Its perpetrators are just evil.
21:50 And that's why we're so fortunate to live
21:53 and work in a state with a governor
21:54 who has prioritized law and order
21:57 from day one as a state has ensured
22:00 that we are holding these perpetrators accountable
22:03 and has set a tone of zero tolerance
22:06 when it comes to these heinous acts.
22:08 He's joined by staunch advocates and elected officials
22:11 like the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
22:15 who've echoed the same sentiments
22:17 and championed legislation,
22:19 making laws more stringent
22:21 to hold these individuals accountable.
22:23 At the same time, we cannot stop doing all that we can
22:26 to support survivors of trafficking.
22:29 Year after year, investments are being made
22:31 to make sure we have the right kinds of services available.
22:35 Our goal at the department is to continue
22:37 to invest in evidence-based services
22:41 like the one that the governor mentioned
22:42 through Citrus Health Network called the CHANCE Program
22:46 which aims to create a therapeutic environment
22:49 for children who are recovered from trafficking situations.
22:53 And we are so elated that we'll be able to spread
22:56 such a great program in other parts of the state.
22:59 We also know that trafficking affects more than just youth.
23:03 Every year, adult women and men
23:05 are coerced into dangerous situations.
23:08 That's why the service array must be adequate
23:11 to meet the needs of individuals of all ages.
23:15 And that's why we're so ecstatic to be able to expand upon
23:19 that array of services with enhancing the number
23:22 of safe home beds for adults.
23:25 This particular class of services
23:29 didn't have the same level of regulatory oversight
23:32 as safe homes for kids.
23:34 They didn't have the same level of standardization.
23:37 And we're thankful to the legislature for remedying that
23:40 in the creation of a certification process
23:42 that will be operational by this fall
23:44 within the department.
23:46 And again, we're so thankful for that $4.9 million
23:48 that will be signed into the budget
23:52 once the governor completes that task.
23:55 Florida also has human trafficking task force
23:59 in all 67 counties as the attorney general mentioned.
24:03 The task force brings together law enforcement,
24:05 state attorneys, advocates, representatives
24:07 from the Department of Children and Families
24:09 and Juvenile Justice as well as local organizations
24:13 to support survivors.
24:15 These task forces lead local anti-trafficking efforts
24:19 through outreach and education,
24:21 immediate response to human trafficking,
24:23 collaboration on case specific needs,
24:26 as well as developing strategies
24:28 to meet the unique needs of our communities.
24:31 We're excited to launch this $900,000 grant opportunity,
24:35 which again will be available for law enforcement
24:37 to support their task forces with these critical activities.
24:41 Prevention continues to be key
24:43 and our partners in law enforcement
24:45 work 24/7 on that front,
24:47 helping to raise awareness, investigating tips
24:49 and catching these bad actors.
24:51 And we're hopeful that these funds
24:53 will only help to amplify those efforts.
24:56 Lastly, I want to encourage parents to be vigilant
24:59 and to make sure their children know how to be safe.
25:03 Almost 80% of the calls that we get to the abuse hotline
25:07 related to suspected trafficking
25:09 are for children in the community,
25:11 not children in our foster care system.
25:13 I know that it's often stated
25:15 that our children in foster care are more vulnerable
25:17 and that is 100% true.
25:19 But as a mom of two, I want to make sure
25:22 that all parents are equipped with the tools and knowledge
25:25 to keep their kids safe and to be aware of that stat.
25:29 The department has created a toolkit
25:31 specifically for parents and caregivers.
25:33 It's on our website at myflfamilies.com
25:36 and contains invaluable information
25:39 that we think every parent should know.
25:42 Thank you.
25:43 (audience applauding)
25:46 - Okay, Kim Figueroa has arrived, so come on up.
25:52 - Good afternoon, thank you, Governor.
26:02 And thank you, Attorney General Moody.
26:05 So I'm here today to be the voice
26:07 for many, many, many victims and survivors
26:09 that is out there.
26:10 You see, it started back when I was two years old,
26:13 when I first watched my brother get killed in front of me.
26:16 By the age of five, I experienced child abuse
26:19 of sexual molestation, verbal abuse, physical abuse,
26:22 and all of the above.
26:24 By the age of 10, I was already being raped.
26:28 By the age of 11, I was on drugs and in foster care.
26:31 By the age of 12, I was in DJJ's custody.
26:36 I would continue that pattern
26:38 until I would age out into homelessness.
26:41 Unfortunately, that left me very, very,
26:43 very, very vulnerable.
26:45 It left me with a place to call no home.
26:48 It left me with no support,
26:50 and it left me with no one to check in on me.
26:53 Therefore, I landed right into the first hands
26:55 of my trafficker that would then exploit me
26:58 for many, many years, making a total of 13 years
27:00 of my life that I would be trafficked all across the US
27:03 and in and out of these strip clubs.
27:06 And multi-different avenues.
27:08 But the strip clubs, this being put into that bill,
27:11 is so dear to my heart because why are we allowing
27:15 18-year-olds to go in there and to either be exploited
27:18 by either someone else's choice or their own
27:21 so they think that it's okay,
27:22 when they can't even purchase alcohol and cigarettes
27:24 until they're 21?
27:26 It just doesn't make sense.
27:28 And so I am very, very grateful.
27:30 I'm so grateful that we have leaders
27:32 that will come up beside us and fight for us.
27:36 Justice will be served to those that try to perpetrate on us
27:41 and take advantage of our vulnerabilities
27:43 and exploit us for their gain.
27:45 And so I will continue to fight
27:48 and to support legislation, laws, and these bills
27:52 until every single person has a voice
27:57 and can stand up here like me.
28:00 Thank you.
28:01 (audience applauding)
28:04 - Good afternoon.
28:25 My name's Toby Oberdorf,
28:26 representative up in the Treasure Coast area.
28:29 Thank you, Governor, for signing House Bill 7063,
28:32 the reauthorization of the Direct Support Organization
28:36 for the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.
28:39 Since the DSO named the Florida Alliance
28:41 to end human trafficking was created about five years ago,
28:45 it has made a tremendous impact
28:47 by increasing awareness and partnerships
28:49 with various industries to get people trained
28:52 and to learn the signs of potential exploitation.
28:56 To that end, Floridian stepped up.
28:58 39,000 individuals have completed
29:01 the organization's one-hour training thus far,
29:04 which is currently available in 12 languages.
29:07 The DSO does not just rely on legislative funding.
29:11 We don't just look for a handout.
29:14 Instead, we have raised significant private sector funds
29:17 to provide technology grants to law enforcement
29:20 and to identify and rescue victims
29:23 and also aid in prosecutions.
29:26 Since the administration took office,
29:28 since this administration took office in 2018,
29:31 Florida's leading the way to stop human trafficking,
29:34 beginning with the crackdown on strip clubs
29:37 and making them accountable for underage hiring.
29:40 We also educated law enforcement, hospitality employees,
29:43 and health workers at higher levels than any other state.
29:46 Knowing that our governor, lieutenant governor,
29:49 and attorney general are unified behind us
29:51 have thus given us the tools and law enforcement the tools
29:55 and awareness training back to our citizens.
29:58 You know, folks, in Martin County, training has increased,
30:01 and as a result, nine arrests have happened recently,
30:05 followed through with convictions,
30:06 including a janitor in possession of infant pornography.
30:10 Now, after recently starting training efforts
30:14 in Indian River County, a man was recently arrested
30:17 for producing child pornography
30:18 using his own two-year-old son.
30:21 More and more stories of arrests throughout our state
30:24 have been the result of increased training,
30:26 and unlike some other states,
30:28 Florida is locking up these perpetrators
30:31 and keeping them behind bars.
30:33 (audience applauding)
30:37 You know, ladies and gentlemen,
30:41 with the continued non-enforcement of our borders
30:44 by the Biden administration,
30:45 the imminent threat of labor and sex trafficking
30:48 is unfortunately increasing.
30:50 Law enforcement can't do it alone.
30:52 They need help from the public.
30:55 I challenge everyone to educate themselves
30:58 and become a partner with the Florida Alliance
31:00 to end human trafficking.
31:01 Take the challenge from our attorney general
31:04 and have your place of business
31:05 become part of the 100% Club.
31:08 One hour of training may alter the life of a victim.
31:12 Together, we will all end human trafficking.
31:14 Thank you.
31:15 (audience applauding)
31:18 (footsteps tapping)
31:21 - Good afternoon, everyone.
31:29 It's a good day in the state of Florida,
31:32 specifically here in South Florida.
31:33 My name is Representative Carolina Amesteen.
31:35 I represent parts of Orange and Osceola County.
31:38 I would like to start by thanking America's governor,
31:41 Governor Ron DeSantis, for his unwavering,
31:44 that's right, (audience applauding)
31:48 for his unwavering and constant commitment
31:51 to improving the lives of every American.
31:54 Human trafficking is a crime and a human right abuse.
31:57 This crime compromises national and economic security,
32:01 undermines the rule of law,
32:02 and harms the well-being of individuals, communities,
32:05 and the young generation of our state.
32:08 According to the National Human Trafficking
32:10 Hotline Organization, strip clubs,
32:12 the adult entertainment industry,
32:14 is usually designed to provide the space
32:17 and environment in which buyers
32:18 may purchase commercial sex.
32:21 The Polaris Project report has reported
32:23 that 44% of the victims of sex trafficking
32:27 are between the ages of 17 and 19 years of age,
32:30 and the average age is 19.
32:33 This bill includes language that I filed
32:35 in the Florida House that would restrict persons
32:37 younger than 21 years of age
32:39 to work at the adult entertainment industry.
32:42 My vision for the, thank you.
32:43 (audience applauding)
32:48 My vision for the young women of Florida
32:51 is to not work in the adult entertainment establishment,
32:53 but rather get a job, an education, a career,
32:56 and have a good quality of life.
32:59 With this policy, we will protect young generations
33:02 from working in places that we all know
33:04 are human trafficking hubs.
33:06 The adult entertainment establishments
33:08 are no place for persons younger than 21 years of age.
33:12 I would like to thank my Senate sponsor,
33:14 Senator Clay Yarborough, as well as Speaker Paul,
33:16 Paul Renner, as well as Senator Brian Avila,
33:20 Representative Toby Oberdorf, for standing strong,
33:23 never wavering, and working united
33:25 to combat human trafficking in our state.
33:27 Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis,
33:30 the legislature, the Senate,
33:32 Attorney General Ashley Moody,
33:34 Florida will continue to lead the way,
33:36 and we will always be a family, a pro-family state.
33:40 God bless you all, and thank you so much.
33:42 (audience applauding)
33:45 (audience cheering)
33:48 - Okay, so anyone who's participating in the bill signing,
33:55 you guys just come up here,
33:57 and we'll make this bill official.
33:59 (people chattering)
34:02 (people chattering)
34:05 the bill.
34:06 (people chattering)
34:09, - Ready? - Ready.
34:14 (people chattering)
34:17 - Vote down, vote down, vote down.
34:36 - Vote down, please, vote down, please, guys.
34:40 (people chattering)
34:43 - Okay, there we are.
34:59 (audience applauding)
35:07 - Thank you, guys, thank you.
35:10 (people chattering)
35:13 Well, thanks to everyone involved with the effort,
35:20 not just with the legislation,
35:22 but for the funding and the things
35:24 that really are gonna make a difference.
35:26 So I think it was a couple weeks ago
35:32 you had some of these pro-Hamas folks
35:36 think it was gonna be acceptable
35:37 to take over streets in Miami.
35:40 And I saw 15 minutes after they tried that,
35:44 they got carted off very quickly.
35:46 But I do wanna point out that this past weekend,
35:50 we had queers for Palestine think they could take over
35:55 the intersection going into Disney World.
35:58 Florida Highway Patrol got them off in, I think, 11 minutes.
36:02 So I think that's a world record.
36:04 (audience applauding)
36:07 So if you think you can do that and get away,
36:14 I mean, look, there's so much what they're doing
36:17 at Columbia, all this stuff, that this is crazy.
36:20 But making people wait in traffic is no bueno.
36:24 We are not just gonna, I don't care what your cause is.
36:27 You do not cause people to wait in traffic,
36:30 especially in areas that already have traffic.
36:33 So I think 11 minutes that the FHP Orlando got them out
36:38 may be the new record.
36:39 (audience applauding)
36:42 But I'm sure now that that gauntlet's been laid down,
36:46 I don't think they're gonna try it again in Miami,
36:48 but if they do, I'll bet you Miami PD tries to beat that.
36:51 So let's see, we'll have a little healthy competition
36:54 to see who can be out first.
36:55 But okay, very good, I'm happy to take some questions.
36:58 - Governor, so a troubling report came out,
37:02 I think a week ago, about the Biden administration
37:05 flying in migrants through this program.
37:10 I think they might be felons,
37:12 or they're getting out of jail or something like that,
37:15 and then they're coming in,
37:16 and they were coming right here to South Florida,
37:19 to Miami and into Fort Lauderdale Airport.
37:22 And I know that the Attorney General
37:23 has sued the Biden administration over this.
37:25 Do you have any update on that?
37:27 - Right, so I mean, we think it's an illegal program.
37:29 What he's doing is, he is, quote,
37:31 paroling people in foreign countries,
37:34 and then flying them in.
37:35 Now, the reason why Miami was the top
37:38 is because it's the closest airport
37:39 to where he's bringing people from.
37:41 That was not necessarily the final destination.
37:44 They will not tell us where people have gone after that.
37:46 I don't even think they know
37:47 where people have gone after that.
37:49 So yes, it's an unauthorized program.
37:51 It's an abuse of the parole provisions of law.
37:56 We are in the state with the Attorney General
37:59 suing Biden over this because it's unconstitutional.
38:03 It's a violation of the law, and it's wrong,
38:05 and he flew in.
38:07 I mean, there's reports.
38:08 He flies in some guy from Haiti, dumps him in New York.
38:13 The guy ends up in Massachusetts,
38:15 and now he's charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old.
38:18 Now, is that really something that's good for this country,
38:21 to be flying in like that?
38:23 Of course not.
38:24 So that is that.
38:25 And this actually happened, I think,
38:27 probably mostly a year ago.
38:30 We have not noticed an increase in terms of our community.
38:33 So my sense is most of those people
38:36 probably gravitated to sanctuary states
38:38 because you go to California, you get a driver's license,
38:41 you get healthcare.
38:43 In Florida, you're not getting a driver's license
38:45 if you're here illegally.
38:46 You're not doing that.
38:47 So it's a different paradigm.
38:49 (audience applauding)
38:53 And we're happy to fight back on this,
38:55 and we've done more to combat Biden's border crisis
38:59 than I would say just about any other state.
39:00 And notice, what were they predicting two months ago
39:04 was gonna happen because of what was going on in Haiti?
39:07 They said we were gonna be overwhelmed with boats coming in.
39:10 We surge vessels to protect you against that,
39:13 and it hasn't happened.
39:14 When they've tried to come, they've been interdicted,
39:16 and they've been sent back.
39:17 So we've been very forward-leaning on this.
39:19 But here's the thing.
39:21 If the president and an administration
39:25 is behaving in a way that violates the law or constitution,
39:30 the appropriate remedy is to have
39:33 the House of Representatives
39:35 stop funding the constitutional abuses.
39:39 And yet, the Republican-controlled House
39:42 joined with Schumer to write Biden a blank check
39:46 on all his border policies.
39:48 And so look, we worked hard in the midterm.
39:52 We added four new Republicans to the US House delegation.
39:55 The reality is that is being funded
39:59 by the Republican House of Representatives.
40:02 And if you had removed funding from that,
40:05 then he would not be able to utilize that program.
40:09 And yes, I think we'll win the lawsuit eventually,
40:12 although let me say this on these lawsuits.
40:14 We have a problem with the judiciary.
40:17 There's a major imbalance.
40:19 Conservative judges, I mean, these are well-meaning people.
40:22 They have a conservative judicial philosophy.
40:25 We'll have a state like Florida will bring a suit
40:28 because Biden's violating the law,
40:30 and they'll say, "Oh, I don't know if you have standing.
40:34 It's probably illegal, but you don't have standing.
40:36 We gotta dismiss the case."
40:38 Let me tell you this.
40:39 Do liberal judges ever dismiss liberal lawsuits
40:42 because of lack of standing?
40:43 No.
40:44 Liberals, they will go and they deliver
40:47 for the liberal policies.
40:49 And so, like liberal judges,
40:51 I mean, we've had so many liberal judges
40:53 rule against our administration,
40:55 and then we win on appeal because that's what happens.
40:58 So this is just something.
41:00 So if they don't, the only way we won't win the lawsuit
41:03 is if they say you don't have standing.
41:05 And I think that would be wrong,
41:08 but that's kind of the escape hatch
41:11 that some of these conservative judges are utilizing
41:14 to do, to be very narrow on who has standing.
41:17 And my thing is, is like, look,
41:19 what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
41:21 You can't have two different standards
41:24 of Article III standing,
41:26 depending on whether you're coming at it
41:28 from a conservative perspective or a liberal perspective.
41:30 If liberal groups have standing to do all this stuff,
41:34 why does a state not have standing to come in and do that?
41:37 But that's very, very significant.
41:39 And I think a lot of these conservative judges
41:42 on the federal courts have let us down over the years
41:45 with that type of views.
41:47 - Governor, can you speak to the recent resolution
41:50 passed by the city of Doral,
41:51 where it calls for a cease of hostilities
41:54 in occupied territories?
41:56 The bill was penned by a pro-Palestinian activist
42:00 that Mayor Fraga asked to write the resolution.
42:04 What's your take on that?
42:05 What kind of message does it send to the rest of the state,
42:08 considering it's the first city of its kind
42:09 to pass it towards other--
42:10 - I think it's a total fraud.
42:12 And the fact that they're doing that here in South Florida
42:15 is a joke.
42:17 The people of Florida as a whole,
42:18 but certainly the people of South Florida,
42:20 they stand with the state of Israel.
42:22 Israel was the one that was attacked.
42:24 (audience applauding)
42:27 Now, we went to the University of Florida
42:35 in Gainesville last week,
42:37 and we did a press conference
42:38 where they tried to set up an encampment.
42:41 That attempt lasted about five minutes,
42:43 and then they were escorted off.
42:45 But we're there, and it's interesting,
42:47 because we don't let the inmates run the asylum,
42:50 we don't let you disrupt university operations,
42:53 we don't let you take over property,
42:55 but yet, and so none of that is First Amendment activity,
42:58 and so will some people say,
43:00 oh, well, you're cracking down on people's rights.
43:02 The press says, no, you can protest,
43:04 but you can't act in ways that violate basic code of conduct.
43:08 And in fact, during our press conference,
43:10 we're there doing a press conference.
43:12 It's me, I've got the board of trustees from the university,
43:16 the president of the university, I've got other people,
43:18 and I've got all these guys out there screaming
43:22 from the river to the sea.
43:23 So obviously, they have a right to do that.
43:26 I mean, I think the more they open their mouth,
43:29 I think they look like a horse's patoot
43:31 with what they're saying, but that's fine.
43:33 That's fine.
43:34 You know, my view is very simple,
43:36 like with some of these people, you know,
43:38 better to remain silent and be thought a fool
43:40 than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
43:43 And when they're saying this stuff,
43:45 (audience applauding)
43:48 when they're saying things like from the river to the sea,
43:53 you know, that's just not some cheeky chant.
43:55 They're basically saying they wanna see the destruction
43:58 of the state of Israel and a second Holocaust.
44:01 That's what Hamas wants.
44:03 That's why Hamas baked babies in ovens.
44:05 That's why they were raping the mothers.
44:07 That's why they were beheading elderly people
44:10 on October 7th.
44:11 You know, it's interesting.
44:12 I didn't see those folks protesting Hamas's actions.
44:17 They were very quiet about Hamas's actions.
44:20 Now they're just doing, and they're protesting this,
44:23 but I'd also say people should learn their history.
44:26 The fact of the matter is there's never been a country
44:29 or state called Palestine.
44:32 Jews have the longest connection to that territory.
44:36 It goes back to biblical times,
44:38 thousands and thousands of years.
44:40 They were displaced by hostile forces over the years,
44:45 but just in the immediate history until World War I,
44:48 that was hundreds of years of rule by the Ottoman Empire,
44:52 by Turks.
44:54 That was not a Palestinian state.
44:56 And then the Brits took it over after World War I.
44:59 They had the mandate for Palestine.
45:01 And the vision was to have a Jewish state
45:04 and an Arab state.
45:05 And in the UN after World War II,
45:08 adopted Jewish state, Arab state.
45:11 Jews accepted it, founded a modern Israel.
45:14 The Arabs rejected it and went to war against Israel,
45:17 a war that they lost.
45:19 They also lost a war to annihilate Israel in '67, '73,
45:24 and they've had all these intifadas ever since then.
45:27 So how is it somehow that you're occupying
45:32 when you have the best connection to the land,
45:35 you accepted a partition plan,
45:38 and then had to win defensive wars
45:40 just to be able to keep your people alive.
45:43 So I think a lot of this is not rooted in facts,
45:46 it's not rooted in history.
45:48 And look, we took a big delegation over to Israel
45:51 my first year as governor.
45:53 I've had an opportunity to go many years,
45:56 really over the last decade, I've been many times.
45:59 And we look about the US,
46:02 I mean, we are a speck in history
46:04 compared to that history there.
46:06 You go back there, you've got thousands of years,
46:10 many thousands of years of history.
46:12 You can open up a Bible, you can walk in these areas
46:16 and see what was written down.
46:18 All the things that are so important
46:20 that really formed the foundation of Western civilization
46:24 is right there.
46:25 And I can tell you this,
46:26 you go to the old city of Jerusalem,
46:28 and you're somebody like me
46:29 that goes to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher,
46:32 or some of the other Christian sites,
46:35 you're able to go, you're able to practice freely.
46:37 I can tell you if Palestinian Arabs controlled that,
46:41 you would not be able to do that.
46:43 In fact, Bethlehem is in a Palestinian Arab controlled area.
46:48 And you go to the church where they have it
46:51 to commemorate the birth of Christ,
46:53 and it's a nice church, but you walk out
46:56 and there's this massive mosque
46:58 that they built like to overhang it.
47:00 And there's trash everywhere, and it's just not nice.
47:02 So I just wish people would be honest
47:05 about the history here,
47:07 be honest about the right to defend yourself.
47:10 Can you imagine if something happened to the United States
47:14 where some hostile force was baking our babies in ovens
47:19 and doing this?
47:20 I mean, we would never stand for it in a second.
47:24 And yet, Israel's the one country
47:27 that somehow they're just expected to have to accept this
47:31 without doing all they can to defend their people.
47:34 So I think a lot of what's going on
47:36 has just been a farce.
47:38 I don't think a lot of these people
47:40 really understand what they're doing.
47:43 I think some of this is just more trendy in terms of that.
47:47 And I would also say on these college campuses,
47:49 a lot of the worst agitators
47:51 are not even students of these places.
47:54 They are being funded to go in and to cause chaos.
47:58 And look, you have a right to say dumb things,
48:01 you have a right to believe in dumb things,
48:04 but you don't have a right to cause chaos in our communities
48:07 and I think Florida's drawn that line very appropriately.
48:10 (audience applauding)
48:11 Yes.
48:12 (audience applauding)
48:15 - Thank you, Governor.
48:17 I'm wondering about Florida hotline
48:19 against human trafficking that General Moody just announced.
48:24 A lot of the victims here could be illegal immigrants
48:27 and witnesses as well.
48:28 There was an arrest just recently in Miami
48:30 where that was the case.
48:31 Do you have a message as far as using that hotline
48:34 to point crimes if you're a victim, if you're a witness?
48:37 - If people are victims of crimes,
48:38 we're gonna go after the perpetrator.
48:40 As much as we are against illegal immigration,
48:44 you don't have a right to victimize people
48:46 regardless of their nationality.
48:48 And so yes, we have people that come illegally,
48:51 which they shouldn't.
48:52 We have a lot of foreign nationals
48:53 that come and visit Florida that may not be US citizens,
48:57 but are here for maybe a month
48:59 or maybe they're just doing other things.
49:01 So the emphasis is really gonna be going
49:03 after the perpetrators of this.
49:05 And yes, a lot of these victims are being imported
49:09 from other countries.
49:10 And it's really sad that that's the case.
49:12 I think you could shut the border down
49:14 and alleviate a lot of this,
49:16 but unfortunately when it comes to that,
49:18 Joe Biden is nowhere to be found.
49:20 Yes, sir.
49:21 - Governor, why sign this bill
49:23 to discourage people from taking the test?
49:25 - Well, I think that they were happy to have us.
49:29 My wife has been here and they're helping with Hope Florida,
49:33 which is a great organization that's made a big difference.
49:37 And that's part of the government,
49:38 but also the private, the DSO associated with Hope Florida.
49:42 I mean, they got $10,000 here.
49:44 That wasn't government funds.
49:46 Those were all privately raised funds.
49:48 We were able to hand out money in the panhandle.
49:51 So I think these churches are an important part
49:54 of the solution for a lot of the problems
49:56 that we have in society.
49:58 And-- (audience applauding)
50:01 And if you think about what people have gone through,
50:07 I mean, we had Kim speak.
50:10 Imagine going through that.
50:12 How do you get going in a better direction
50:16 and just say like, we're gonna have a bureaucracy,
50:18 maybe give you a stipend or some for sure.
50:20 But I mean, that ultimately is not gonna be enough.
50:23 You need to be part of a community
50:25 and you have places like these churches
50:27 will lift people up and really take an interest.
50:30 And that's why like with Hope Florida,
50:32 why these tens of thousands of people
50:34 are now totally off government assistance.
50:37 It's not that they're not being assisted,
50:39 they're just being helped by faith-based groups,
50:42 by charities, by individual volunteers, by businesses.
50:47 And that's something that's really, really important.
50:49 So I think dealing with human trafficking
50:51 is an all hands on deck approach.
50:53 We can pass policy, we can hold perpetrators accountable,
50:57 but we need more than that to be able to rescue folks
51:01 from these situations and to really lift them up.
51:03 One more, yes.
51:03 - Governor, this is top of the poll
51:06 of people that want her next governor of Florida.
51:10 At the poll, she actually was on the top of that poll.
51:13 Have you or her talked about her possibly running?
51:17 - I would say if I had to characterize her interest
51:20 in getting into the political thicket as a candidate,
51:23 I would say I would characterize it as zero.
51:27 But you know, I think it's because she's had
51:30 a front row seat on all the nonsense
51:32 that goes on when you do it.
51:34 But I think the reason why people do that,
51:38 and there are people that say that she should do it,
51:41 but I think it's because if you think about
51:42 what she's done as first lady, just look at Hope, Florida.
51:46 Forget about all the stuff she's done
51:48 with mental health and schools,
51:49 with helping against substance abuse,
51:51 which has been serious.
51:52 The Hope, Florida alone has been one of the more successful
51:57 programs to deal with social problems
52:00 that we can see in modern history
52:03 where you're actually getting people
52:05 on a pathway to self-sufficiency,
52:07 where they're no longer in need of government assistance.
52:10 Can you imagine to have tens of thousands of people
52:13 just in the last year and a half, two years,
52:16 and many more, and this is a model
52:17 that's not just with the Department of Children and Families
52:20 or applying it to Veterans Affairs
52:22 or applying it to all the other agencies,
52:25 because we understand government should be connecting people
52:28 to these resources, getting them integrated
52:31 with the community, and not just hoping
52:33 that the bureaucracy will save us.
52:35 And so that alone has been a really, really significant,
52:39 it's a model for other states.
52:41 We have other states that come down to Florida,
52:44 representatives of other states,
52:46 study many things we're doing.
52:48 I mean, how many issues have we led on
52:51 in the past five and a half years?
52:52 I mean, the majority of major stuff happening
52:55 in the country in a lot of the states,
52:57 it starts in Florida, but this is one,
52:59 they're coming down, they're studying what she's done,
53:02 they're studying how our agencies have handled this
53:05 and worked together, so they'll go
53:07 and they'll meet with Siobhan Harris,
53:08 they'll meet with all these folks,
53:11 and then they are instituting similar programs
53:14 in their state, and so imitation is the most,
53:18 is the sincerest form of flattery,
53:20 and people wouldn't be imitating what she's been able to do
53:24 unless it's been successful, and it has been.
53:26 All right, guys, God bless you.
53:28 (audience applauding)
53:31 (audience laughing)
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