Scott PowersAugust 27, 2019
8min720
Demings, Soto, Stewart, Torres, Smith, Eskamani all declare opposition
Tag: refugees
Scott PowersAugust 27, 2019Scott PowersJuly 18, 2019
5min1178
'These individuals,' Simmons said, are entitled to dignity and due process.
Ana CeballosJune 27, 2019
7min503
“If it were up to me, I would say, ‘They better have their own plan. They better not screw it up.'"
Scott PowersMay 6, 2019
7min591
SB 168 puts Venezuelan refugees at greater risk of being sent back to Maduro, Diaz said.
Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2019
4min700
"The standard for many of these licenses is actually higher on the island," Smith said.
Ryan NicolDecember 10, 2018
5min904
Retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen gave her farewell speech on the floor on the U.S. House Monday, offering a retrospective of her career and a “thank you” to her constituents in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Ros-Lehtinen, 66, first announced her intent to retire in April 2017. She has served in the House for almost three […]
Scott PowersJune 27, 2018
7min461
Gov. Rick Scott is taking an opportunity for some cross-partisan support for his U.S. Senate bid through some warm endorsements from Orlando-area Hispanic leaders with Puerto Rican, Venezuelan, Colombian followings. In accepting the endorsements Tuesday, which included a couple from avowed Democrats, the Republican Governor spoke broadly of Florida welcoming all, making specific statements about the […]
Scott PowersNovember 17, 2017
6min426
School districts and colleges in Florida and other states may be in line for some of $1.24 billion in federal support for taking in Puerto Rican children displaced by Hurricane Maria, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Friday. Murphy, a Democrat from Winter Park, has been leading the charge, which has included several other Florida Congress […]
Scott PowersOctober 21, 2017
10min385
Rene Plasencia sees it in the faces of countless Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria refugees when he or someone else says, “we’re here to help you.” A mixture of anguish, relief, pain, joy, fear, confidence, hopelessness, hope — all the emotions of losing everything and traveling to a strange, new place with almost nothing, and then […]
Scott PowersJuly 18, 2017
5min315
The rapidly-growing Venezuelan community in Central Florida sent a message home and to Florida and American politicians with a vote Sunday they said drew more than 28,000 people who waited hours in line at six poling places to vote overwhelmingly to condemn the government and policy of that country’s dictator Nicolás Maduro. Led by radio show […]