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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 19, 2016

The No. 1 issue facing Florida continues to be jobs, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce survey. The Florida Chamber Political Institute released a new statewide survey Monday aimed at “checking the political pulse of Floridians on how they feel about elected officials as well as the issue impacting them.” Jobs and the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 20, 2016

In this tense period in both national and international relations, we’re confronted with a number of important security issues, all in need of their own respective solutions. One of the issues that seem to be most prevalent is the need for immigration reform. Countless political leaders have laid out ideas for solving this problem, yet […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

Some Mexican-Americans are taking issue with Republican Mike Pence brushing off GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s comments on Mexican immigrants as “that Mexican thing.” Pence chided Democrat Tim Kaine‘s repeated mention of Trump’s comments on immigrants during Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate, telling him at one point: “Senator, you’ve whipped out that Mexican thing again.” The […]

Larry GriffinOctober 3, 2016

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At the Cafe Coabana, a crew of Young DREAMers got to sit down with U.S. Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy Monday morning for a roundtable event, sharing some of their stories. For close to an hour, Murphy listened to their tales of trouble and hardship — some came from Puerto Rico, others from Mexico, while still others were […]

Scott PowersSeptember 30, 2016

The chairman and president of the nation’s largest car dealer company, Mike Jackson of AutoNation, blasted Donald Trump and others who rail against immigrants and international trade deals, during a keynote address to the Florida Chamber of Commerce. In his speech Thursday night to the chamber’s Future of Florida Forum Leadership Dinner in Orlando, Jackson […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

With Labor Day behind them, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are pushing ahead in top presidential battlegrounds in the South. Trump, the Republican nominee, is set to campaign in Virginia and North Carolina on Tuesday, two critical states in his path to the presidency. Clinton, the Democrat, is campaigning in Florida in search of an […]

Associated PressAugust 31, 2016

On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan in a country where he is widely despised. Trump, who previously […]

Joe HendersonAugust 24, 2016

Jackie Toledo has made the repeal of some immigration reforms a centerpiece of her campaign against Rebecca Smith for the House District 60 seat in next week’s Republican primary. In a recent mailer to voters, she vowed to seek the repeal of a Republican-passed law that grant in-state college tuition to what she called “illegal […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Build a wall. Ban travel from the Middle East. Stop funding for sanctuary cities. Those are just some of the proposals included in Carlos Beruff’s plan to fix the immigration system. The plan, released Tuesday, focuses on three areas — securing the border, modernizing the legal immigration system, and ending abuses of the system. “A […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Francis Rooney is promising to put his construction knowledge to work in a new campaign advertisement. The project: A wall along the country’s southern border. “I work in the construction industry, so I know a thing or two about building walls. In Congress, I’ll fight to build a big one on our southern border,” says […]

Tag: immigration

New Florida Chamber poll finds jobs remain top concern for Florida voters

Rob Jesmer: Florida plays large role in fixing broken immigration system

Mike Pence’s ‘that Mexican thing’ comment gets online attention

Patrick Murphy listens to DREAMers’ stories, pitches immigration stance at Orlando roundtable

AutoNation chair Mike Jackson lashes out against anti-immigration, anti-trade positions

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton turn to battleground states in the South

Venturing to Mexico, Donald Trump defends right to build huge wall

Joe Henderson: Jackie Toledo would be better off talking kitchen counter issues than immigration

Carlos Beruff unveils immigration plan that includes ban on travel from Middle East

Francis Rooney talks securing the border, water quality in two new ads