“Ventanitas” are popular places where other people in Cuba-American and Miami gather for coffee and interaction.
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In Florida, the increasing number of immigrants is raising concerns among some of the most loyal voters of President Trump: Cuba-American. Prior to last year’s election, more than two-thirds of Cuba-Americans in the Miami-Dade County told Polster that they had supported Trump. But the recent action of the Trump administration on immigration is criticizing Cuba-Americans and other Hispanies.
In a counter-service window “Ventanita” at a restaurant in Miami’s Westchester neighborhood, customers gathered for Cuba coffee and conversation this week. Roger Shefer, a second generation Cuba-American called himself a “Trump supporter 100%”. But he is not comfortable with how the Trump administration is breaking up on the people living here without any legal status.
He said, “I was on the board with deportation of any criminal, not so many people who come for hard working and manufacturing people. I am not to deport people without criminal records,” he said.
Florida and across the country, immigration and customs enforcement officers are taking custody and starting exile proceedings People with criminal violationsIn some cases, he was arrested on the necessary regular check-in with immigration officers.
Stories that are being widely covered Spanish And English language Media, Miami-Dad County are very focused and talked about. This is a place where about 7 or 10 people are Hispanic and more than half of the residents came here from another country.
George Pitta, whose parents came from Honduras and Uruguay, say they are closely following stories and debate.
“It is fat because I am a Hispanic myself and I see that my people are treated in this way,” they say. “I am compromising with a large number of deportation because a lot of illegal came. I don’t like it the way it is being done.”
Like others in Ventanita, Pitta is important Protest in Los AngelesThey believe that people are siding with migrants who illegally enter the country on law enforcement officers. But he is not happy with Trump Administration approach.
“I voted for that boy because I like him,” he says. “I think Trump also has his own mistakes that he needs to address. Foreign policy is one. The way he has handled this immigration is not good.”
Ebel Delgado, who heads the Democratic Hispanic Caucus of the Miami-Dade County, says the Trump administration has shocked the South Florida community by deporting people run by the ruling rule.
“We had previously not exiled Cuba regularly to people,” says delgado. “It has changed. We did not think it was intelligent to send people back to Venezuela. Depending on all the changes of President Trump, they should think that things are completely fine in Cuba and Venezuela.”
Concerns about exile and policies such as travel restrictions imposed on Haiti and partial restrictions imposed on Cuba and Venezuela, may reduce Trump’s support between Hispanics in Florida, but many people suspect that it will have a permanent impact.
Niyuska Perez, A Major Cuba-American Talk Show Host Miami states that many people who call their daily radio shows believe that the immigration crack was overdue.
“I think President Trump has a mandate that he was given to him, saying that she has to protect the boundaries. And this is a way to do,” she says.
In the last week, some major Cuba-American elected officials have begun to express concern about the administration’s actions. On social media, Ileana Garcia, Senator, Florida Republican state, posted a series of statements criticizing the Trump administration, excluding the architect of Trump’s immigration policy, excluding Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief Staff of the White House. Garcia, a long-term trump supporter, who established the Latinus for Trump, called exile- “unacceptable and inhuman.” He did not respond to the interview requests.
Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is also from Miami Similar concerns about the crackSaid that the exile of Cubans, Venezuela and Nicaraguan has given her “heartbreak”. She says Discuss their concerns about the deported people in these countries.