Bay area community organizers geared toward helping migrants say that a possible work stoppage could start as soon as June 1 in response to a new state immigration law. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a new immigration law that requires businesses with more than 25 employees to use E-Verify to check the immigration status of their workers, and levies hefty fines of up to $1,000 per day if they fail to use it. 

The new law has sparked fear and outrage among migrants.

According to Florida Health, between 150,000 and 200,000 migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families travel to the state each year for work in the thousands of farms across Florida. 

Local community organizer Getulio Gonzalez-Mulattieri says it’s time to organize to fight against the new law.

“We contribute to this economy," he said. "Florida’s economy would not run without undocumented migrants or their family members that may be documented and impacted by this law."

The Chair of the Hillsborough County Democratic party, Ione Townsend, says that the governor's new law is, “another overreach action taken by the governor and his puppet legislature."

“This is just one of many legislative initiatives that are unpopular with Floridians," Townsend said. "As a result of this legislative session the legislature and governor’s approval ratings have dropped significantly."

“I would support their action to call attention to how that law will hurt our economy,” he added. 

Spectrum News reached out to the new law's sponsor in the Florida Legislature, Republican Rep. Berny Jacques, who said he was not concerned about the threat of a work stoppage.

“If they are illegal migrant workers, I welcome their boycott because they shouldn’t be working here anyway,” he said.

Gonzalez-Mulattieri says migrants are in all aspects of Florida’s economy and that a work stoppage would send a message to state lawmakers.

“I think if the 5 million Latinos were to withhold their labor for about a week, maybe that would get people’s attention,” he said.

The proposed work stoppage, if it happens, would begin June 1 and last for a week.