TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-District 27, suggested Monday he’s open-minded about allocating state resources to support President Elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.

“I want to be part of the solution because I mean what I say,” Albritton said Monday in Tallahassee. “I believe that citizenship matters. It should matter. It’s what this country is founded on.”

Trump is promising to spearhead the “largest deportation effort in American history.” The president-elect plans to declare a national emergency and utilize the National Guard to address migrants living illegally in the U.S.

“I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible,” said Trump in at an October rally inside Madison Square Garden.

States nationwide are divided on Trump’s plan, with California’s state assembly even ordering a special session earlier this month to protect the state’s immigration population ahead of Trump’s inauguration.

While Albritton did not discuss specifics, Florida Democrats are concerned about the plan’s economic impact.

“Us cooperating as a state has huge economic consequences,” said Orlando Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani. “You have to be foolish to ignore the fact that the three largest parts of our economy, from tourism to agriculture to construction, is often carried by the immigrant community.”

Florida is home to roughly 1.2 million undocumented migrants, according to 2022 Pew Research. The state ranks third in the nation, following New York and California.

Albritton also expressed support for a proposal that threatens to revoke in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. The proposal (Senate Bill 90) would reverse a decade-old law that allows in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants that meet certain criteria.