Governor Rick Scott is catching some heat for his veto of a bill that would have helped children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens get a driver's license. Scott vetoed the bill on Tuesday, saying a White House policy linked to the measure was never approved by Congress.
The bill passed unanimously in the Florida Senate and drew just two dissenting votes in the House.
Senator Darren Soto, an Orlando Democrat who sponsored the Senate bill, said Wednesday he expects the fallout to continue.
"There's a potential interest in asking for either a veto override or at least making known that we disagree with this veto and Gov. Scott should reconsider going into next year repeating his action", Soto said.
The bill was tied to a federal memo establishing a "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" policy for immigrants last year. It would have allowed the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to accept deferred-action status as proof of identity for driver's license applications.
Soto called the veto a missed opportunity for Scott to help foreigners who come to Florida.