Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins' presence in Stockton, California, on Thursday underscores Republicans’ push to crack down on illegal immigration. It also revs up a political rivalry between DeSantis and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Collins says the driver was in the country illegally from India and never should have been issued a driver’s license. A Newsom spokesperson called Collins’ trip a “photo op” and criticized Florida officials for letting the suspect leave Florida in the first place.
