Hurricane Irma: Gov. Rick Scott pledges aid that could help the undocumented
And that could include undocumented immigrants.
"My goal is everybody in our state, we are doing anything we can to take care of them," said Scott when asked whether assistance would be provided to undocumented immigrants.
"We are going to do anything we can to make sure people have food and water. We are going to make sure we get everybody's electricity back on. We are going to do anything we can to help everybody in our state," said Scott.
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Scott said there's fuel currently in reserve at ports that went out Monday.
In addition, he said he was working to get
"We've got tankers waiting to come in so we are working with the Corp of Engineers to get those ports open and we are doing law enforcement escorts for the carriers to get fuel back to the gas stations," he said.
At the press conference, Scott also urge people who had evacuated to not return home until their neighborhoods are safe, especially in very badly damaged areas like
"Everybody likes to go home, right? We all do, but you've got to... do it safely. Do you have power? Are your roads passable yet? Are there down powerlines, so we've got to be really cautious right now," said Scott.
The state is inspecting the Florida Key's bridges to make sure they are safe, Scott said.
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