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Draconian Trump Immigration Proposal Threatens Tourism, Labor Force in the Florida Keys, Key West and Across Florida

Softening tourism and workforce pressures are fueling calls to revisit cruise limits, a move critics warn could backfire if broader travel restrictions weaken the cruise industry itself.

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Above The Fold By Ted Lund
Dec 18, 2025
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"Will new immigration policies out of Washington disrupt Florida's tourism industry? All of us in the Sunshine State have a stake in the answer to that question. Key West journalist Ted Lund offers this insightful look at the issue."
- J.C. Bruce

A sweeping and draconian immigration proposal advanced by President Donald Trump could further destabilize the tourism-driven economies of Key West and the Florida Keys, an island community already g…


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