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tulipsandroses

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Sun Jan 26, 2025, 11:17 PM Jan 26

From the leopard ate my face files - trump supporting Miami rep wants protection for Cuban migrants [View all]

How it started:
Rep. Maria Salazar on why Trump’s message resonated with so many Hispanic voters:
This is a realignment. It's a realization by the Hispanics that the new home is the Republican Party. We're talking about that, I'm sure, that — we don't have the final numbers, but everything indicates that we, the Hispanic community in this — in the United States, may put have — put him over the top when it comes to, for instance, Pennsylvania, Allentown, Hazleton, more than 50 percent of Hispanics voted for Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rep-maria-salazar-on-why-trumps-message-resonated-with-so-many-hispanic-voters

How Its Going:
Miami congresswoman wants 'protection' for migrants with temporary permits under Biden program
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, is pressing the Trump administration to protect migrants who qualified under former President Biden’s “humanitarian parole” program, which specifically allows Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Haitians to live and work in the country for up to two years.
https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2025-01-24/biden-parole-program-maria-elvira-salazar

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