"Legislation on a fast track in Tallahassee threatens to derail Florida's role as an international trade hub by complicating and destabilizing the personal and commercial lives of foreign nationals sent here from such important partners as Israel, Latin America and elsewhere.

The culprit is Senate Bill 58, pending in a Senate Committee chaired by Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood. The Bill seeks to prohibit the "application of foreign law."  It should be exhibit No. 1 in the museum of unintended consequences."

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"The university's decision was heavily protested on campus, with groups like the Stop Owlcatraz Coalition pointing out GEO Group's spotty track record of investigations, violations and fines at several facilities. One such GEO Group facility, the Broward Transitional Center, is located less than 10 miles from the university."

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