Oh My: Florida To Check For NY Driver’s Licenses At State Line

Here’s a little story that escaped notice over the weekend

Report: Florida Will Check New York Drivers at State Line on I-95

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday the creation of a checkpoint at the I-95 state line on Florida’s northern border to screen drivers traveling from the New York City area to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.

The announcement came a day after DeSantis said he would set a similar checkpoint at the Northwest Florida border with Louisiana, targeting travelers from that state, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

“Upon entry in Florida, each arriving traveler or responsible family member (if traveling as a family) will be required to complete a traveler form,” the Florida Department of Transportation announced on Sunday.

The form requires travelers to fill out their contact information and trip details and failing to do so could violate Florida law.

The I-95 checkpoint is the latest screening in a series of screenings already taking place at Florida airports, aimed at people trying to come from New York City and the tri-state area, one of America’s hotspots for coronavirus.

Will this cause New Yorkers to go all Smokey and The Bandit and cruise the backroads into Florida? Really, should be checking everyone coming into the state, but, since NYC is one of the major hotspots (who knew that millions living on top of each other would be bad?), it’s understandable. In fact, the FDOT announcement actually targets New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Louisiana, and any area with a substantial outbreak. They’d probably give me a problem being from Raleigh, a major city in NC.

At that point, people will be required to isolate for 14 days or the duration of their visit, whichever is shorter. So, they aren’t being stopped. Just warned in an attempt to keep them from coming in the first place.

Meanwhile, at the southern border

President Donald Trump’s border reforms are helping the Department of Homeland Security to eject most southern migrants in just 96 minutes, according to a report in the Washington Post.

“Migrants who cross into the United States illegally are being expelled to Mexico in an average of 96 minutes under emergency coronavirus measures now in force across the U.S. southern border, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the latest government statistics,” the newspaper reported Monday.

When will AOC and other Open Borders advocates start whining?