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Mitch PerrySeptember 26, 2016

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National Voter Registration Day takes place on Tuesday, and there are hundreds of events are being planned across the nation and in Florida to get people signed up in advance of the November 8 election. The deadline to register in the Sunshine State is on October 11. Particularly focused on signing up new voters this year have […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Although Donald Trump might be wearing down some who voters who previously resisted his various messages, there are certain groups of people in this country who say they are more fired up than ever to vote this fall against him, if he becomes the Republican nominee for president. Those groups including Latino activists in Florida. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 4, 2015

In his State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott hailed Florida’s diversity, featuring sentences in his speech that mentioned “we are home to over 250 languages,” and “we are clearly the best melting pot in the world.” However, in Ybor City’s Centennial Park in Tampa on Wednesday, a group of immigration activists said […]

Mitch PerryMarch 4, 2015

In his State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott hailed Florida’s diversity, featuring sentences in his speech that mentioned “we are home to over 250 languages,” and “we are clearly the best melting pot in the world.” However, in Ybor City’s Centennial Park in Tampa on Wednesday, a group of immigration activists said […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 17, 2015

They won’t back down. That was the theme of a press conference held Tuesday morning in Tampa by immigration activists, reacting to an order issued late Monday by a federal judge that temporarily will block a federal immigration program that would have potentially shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. “We’re here to give the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 17, 2015

They won’t back down. That was the theme of a press conference held Tuesday morning in Tampa by immigration activists, reacting to an order issued late Monday by a federal judge that temporarily will block a federal immigration program that would have potentially shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. “We’re here to give the […]

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Florida Immigration activists to get busy registering voters on Tuesday

Florida immigration activists say they’re fired up to vote against Donald Trump this fall

Activists say immigrants should count in Rick Scott’s Florida, too

Activists say immigrants should count in Rick Scott's Florida, too

Tampa activists say they’re not intimidated by Texas judge’s ruling on immigration relief

Tampa activists say they're not intimidated by Texas judge's ruling on immigration relief