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President Donald Trump declared 2019 as the “twilight of socialism” in the western hemisphere Monday during a speech in Miami and cast impending regime change in Venezuela as a harbinger of things to come in Cuba and Nicaragua. Appearing in the capital of the Americas, Trump addressed the Venezuelan people in an effort to further increase pressure on embattled ruler Nicolás Maduro to flee and end ... Read more »

Varios congresistas del Partido Demócrata de Florida abogaron este lunes por un Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) a los venezolanos que viven en Estados Unidos y recordaron “el atroz historial de Trump en materia de inmigración y cómo afecta a los venezolanos que huyen de su país”. En una conferencia de prensa telefónica, los congresistas Donna Shalala, Ted Deutch, Dar... Read more »

Just hours before President Donald Trump was to discuss the crisis in Venezuela with South Florida exiles from that country, four local Democratic Congressional representatives said he shouldn’t visit the region without a plan to grant protected status to Venezuelans. "The president should have nothing to do in South Florida if he does not plan to extend a TPS for Venezuelans," said U.S. Rep. Donn... Read more »

Republican and Democratic leaders in Florida are calling on President Trump to extend a kind of temporary visa to Venezuelans before his visit to Florida International University today. Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala was joined by other Florida Democrats in calling for an extension of Temporary Protected Status visas for Venezuelan asylum seekers already living in the country or those who ... Read more »

Este lunes, los congresistas Donna Shalala, Ted Deutch y Darren Soto sostendrán una reunión con los medios de comunicación, para a discutir los esfuerzos para otorgar un Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) a los venezolanos en los Estados Unidos También será un momento propicio para recordar el atroz historial de Donald Trump, en materia de inmigración, así como la manera cómo afecta a los venezo... Read more »

WASHINGTON — Congress knew President Donald Trump thought there was a border crisis when it voted to curb his wall Thursday. In the arcane language of House and Senate appropriators, endorsed by veto-proof majorities in both chambers, lawmakers said Trump could have no more than $1.375 billion to build 55 new miles of steel fencing. They specifically cited the risk to law enforcement in banning hi... Read more »

WASHINGTON - South Florida Democrats haven’t owned the Venezuela issue like Republicans for the past few years, but Miami’s congressional delegation is introducing bills in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Donna Shalala has a bill that would ban the U.S. government from selling items like riot-control gear to Nicolás Maduro’s security forces. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has a bill that wo... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Donna Shalala (FL-27) cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 – legislation that would make it illegal for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess military style assault weapons. The bill was introduced by Rep. David N. Cicilline (RI-01). “I am proud to cosponsor a bill that will help stem the tide of senseless gun violence that has plagued our ... Read more »

El gobierno cubano impidió la entrada este viernes a un crucero de la compañía Bahamas Paradise que había zarpado desde el puerto de Palm Beach con dirección a la isla el pasado 14 de febrero. En la embarcación se encuentran varios médicos considerados como “desertores” por las autoridades cubanas, pues habían abandonado las misiones cubanas en terceros países y se refugiaron en Estados Unidos. “N... Read more »

WASHINGTON - South Florida Democrats haven’t owned the Venezuela issue like Republicans for the past few years, but Miami’s congressional delegation is introducing bills in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Donna Shalala has a bill that would ban the U.S. government from selling items like riot-control gear to Nicolás Maduro’s security forces. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has a bill that wo... Read more »