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GOP-led states quickly mirror Trump’s policy agenda

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Republican governors and legislatures are taking advantage of the friendlier regulatory environment the Trump administration has created to advance conservative policy goals.

Florida and Tennessee legislatures have passed sweeping immigration packages that will make it easier for state law enforcement and federal immigration officials to coordinate.

Republicans in at least nine states have moved to create government efficiency task forces inspired by the initiative helmed by billionaire Elon Musk .

Democrats have increasingly pitched the need to build their power at the state level as a way to combat Republican gains.

Florida lawmakers passed a series of immigration enforcement bills that will make it a crime for people who have entered the country illegally to enter Florida .

In Tennessee , lawmakers passed an immigration enforcement bill that would create a new division within the state’s Department of Safety to coordinate with the federal government on immigration enforcement.

The Americans Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is challenging the legislation in court.