Dying Cuban prisoner finds new life in Miami
After a debilitating condition had him paralyzed and on the brink of death, a former Cuban political prisoner took his first steps at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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BY JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ
JCCHAVEZ@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
Nearly seven months after arriving in Miami in a wheelchair — wasted to the bone from malnutrition — former Cuban political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya has taken his first steps after a long stretch of paralysis.
Sigler, 47, walked for a few minutes at Jackson Memorial Hospital this week, a victory for someone who was on the brink of death.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Cubans facing deportation now must report to ICE in Broward
Cubans facing deportation now must report to ICE in Broward
Cubans and others facing deportation must travel further to do regular check-ins with federal authorities.
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
ACHARDY@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
Like thousands of other Cuban exiles facing deportation, Mauricio Suarez has had to report his whereabouts regularly to federal immigration authorities.
An official would come to his Miami home once a month to personally verify that Suarez was living there. It was convenient for Suarez, 55, to comply with his supervised release requirement since he suffers from a liver disease that makes it difficult to travel long distances.
That convenience has ended.
As of last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) changed the way thousands of Cubans facing deportation comply with immigration rules. ICE now requires Miami residents to travel across county lines to a Miramar office the check in.
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Cubans and others facing deportation must travel further to do regular check-ins with federal authorities.
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
ACHARDY@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
Like thousands of other Cuban exiles facing deportation, Mauricio Suarez has had to report his whereabouts regularly to federal immigration authorities.
An official would come to his Miami home once a month to personally verify that Suarez was living there. It was convenient for Suarez, 55, to comply with his supervised release requirement since he suffers from a liver disease that makes it difficult to travel long distances.
That convenience has ended.
As of last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) changed the way thousands of Cubans facing deportation comply with immigration rules. ICE now requires Miami residents to travel across county lines to a Miramar office the check in.
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Bell: I didn’t cancel concert of musicians from Cuba
Bell: I didn’t cancel concert of musicians from Cuba
The cancellation of a Cuban music festival that was to take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway has prompted the ACLU to ask the city of Homestead to investigate whether Miami-Dade County Commissioner Lynda Bell orchestrated the cancellation.
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BY CHRISTINA VEIGA
CVEIGA@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman to investigate the cancellation of a music festival featuring performers from Cuba that was supposed to take place last weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The request comes as the ACLU looks into whether former Homestead mayor and current Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell used her political office to push for the cancellation of the event, which lawyers say would be a stifling of free speech.
Bateman, who defeated Bell during the last election, did not return calls for comment.
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The cancellation of a Cuban music festival that was to take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway has prompted the ACLU to ask the city of Homestead to investigate whether Miami-Dade County Commissioner Lynda Bell orchestrated the cancellation.
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BY CHRISTINA VEIGA
CVEIGA@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman to investigate the cancellation of a music festival featuring performers from Cuba that was supposed to take place last weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The request comes as the ACLU looks into whether former Homestead mayor and current Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell used her political office to push for the cancellation of the event, which lawyers say would be a stifling of free speech.
Bateman, who defeated Bell during the last election, did not return calls for comment.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tampa Airports Awaiting Cuba Approval
Despite the recent news for Cubans that they will be able to make flights out of Tampa and other airports being allowed to make flights in and out of Cuba legally there are still some technicalities that must be solved in Cuba before flights can happen. Once flights become active it will be a landmark period in American and Cuban relations showing progress made since the embargo.
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Minority Owned Business Are Majority in Dade County
Hispanics currently own 61% of all businesses in the Dade County and 22.4% of all Florida firms. This monopoly of business is due to large number of Hispanics namely Cubans that live in Miami and Dade County located in the South of Florida (also closer to Cuba). Furthermore, this kind of monopoly on business allows for greater representation of Cuban/Hispanic interest in local politics and organization like CANF and Cuba Nostalgia.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Challenges to Stop Flights to Cuba from Florida
Florida Senator Marco Rubio and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez have threatened the status of all newly allowed airports to service flights to Cuba. They have drafted an amendment to the recently passed legislation to allow flight to Cuba for Cubans/Americans who have certain religious delegations, academics, ect. In order to override this amendment people of these airports for instance Tampa must protest at US Capitol to ensure that they can have these services.
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Scholars fighting to squelch Spanglish
In South Florida there one might imagine that since Spanish is being spoken frequently (if not primarily) in households that the Spanish being spoken would be very good. This however is not the case!
Possible political candidates trying to express that they are running for office mistakenly use "corriendo" instead of "Se postulan".
Another instance of misuse in politics is the use of "registrar" instead of "inscribirse" to encourage registering to vote.
These are subtle mistakes that are the result of literal translation from English to Spanish.
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Possible political candidates trying to express that they are running for office mistakenly use "corriendo" instead of "Se postulan".
Another instance of misuse in politics is the use of "registrar" instead of "inscribirse" to encourage registering to vote.
These are subtle mistakes that are the result of literal translation from English to Spanish.
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Originally posted by: Tampa Bay Online
Article by: Jordan Rodriguez
South Florida laborers feeling nervous over proposed immigration bill
South Florida laborers feeling nervous over proposed immigration bill
A proposed bill that would ban undocumented immigrants from soliciting jobs in public places leaves some laborers feeling uneasy.
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
ACHARDY@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
Every morning, laborers from various Latin American countries gather in the parking lot of the Bird Road shopping center near Southwest 112th Avenue and wait for contractors to hire them for a day.
Similar scenes take place every day in hundreds of places in Florida. Yet all of that will disappear if a bill to be debated in the Legislature in March finally passes.
The bill would forbid laborers without an immigration status to gather in public places to be hired. It would also allow the police to investigate the immigration status of anyone detained.
Last Friday, five laborers interviewed in the parking lot of the Bird Road shopping center spoke about the impact the measure could have.
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A proposed bill that would ban undocumented immigrants from soliciting jobs in public places leaves some laborers feeling uneasy.
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
ACHARDY@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
Every morning, laborers from various Latin American countries gather in the parking lot of the Bird Road shopping center near Southwest 112th Avenue and wait for contractors to hire them for a day.
Similar scenes take place every day in hundreds of places in Florida. Yet all of that will disappear if a bill to be debated in the Legislature in March finally passes.
The bill would forbid laborers without an immigration status to gather in public places to be hired. It would also allow the police to investigate the immigration status of anyone detained.
Last Friday, five laborers interviewed in the parking lot of the Bird Road shopping center spoke about the impact the measure could have.
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Miami’s ethnic brew can get tense
Miami’s ethnic brew can get tense
BY JOY-ANN REID
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I was at Bayside for a taping at a local production company. With some time on my hands, I decided to head to one of the stands that sells Cuban coffee.
I stood for what seemed like an eternity, while the two women operating the stand chatted with other customers, glancing past me, over my head and seemingly in any direction but mine. I was tempted to walk away. If you’ve been black long enough, you learn to detect the subtle signals of prejudice. But I know enough Spanish that I decided to make a point. I asked one of the women, in Spanish, if she didn’t want my money. She seemed taken aback, but briskly got my coffee.
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BY JOY-ANN REID
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I was at Bayside for a taping at a local production company. With some time on my hands, I decided to head to one of the stands that sells Cuban coffee.
I stood for what seemed like an eternity, while the two women operating the stand chatted with other customers, glancing past me, over my head and seemingly in any direction but mine. I was tempted to walk away. If you’ve been black long enough, you learn to detect the subtle signals of prejudice. But I know enough Spanish that I decided to make a point. I asked one of the women, in Spanish, if she didn’t want my money. She seemed taken aback, but briskly got my coffee.
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Cuban American National Foundation calls for new US Cuba policy
WILLIAMS: New racial order: Hispanics can dare to change political game
By Juan Williams - 03/07/11 07:16 AM ET
There’s a cynical national game of racial politics under way in the congressional redistricting process.
Reapportionment is always political, with Democrats and Republicans trying to redraw the lines of representation to their own advantage. But the startling rise in Hispanic population revealed in the 2010 census is creating an alarming new structure in which minorities get less, not more, voice in Congress.
In Congress, Latino politics over the last decade has been defined by limited roles. A small number of Hispanic Republicans, now eight, line up with the GOP only because of mutual hatred of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The clear majority of Hispanics in Congress are the 17 Democrats who form the reliably liberal Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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By Juan Williams - 03/07/11 07:16 AM ET
There’s a cynical national game of racial politics under way in the congressional redistricting process.
Reapportionment is always political, with Democrats and Republicans trying to redraw the lines of representation to their own advantage. But the startling rise in Hispanic population revealed in the 2010 census is creating an alarming new structure in which minorities get less, not more, voice in Congress.
In Congress, Latino politics over the last decade has been defined by limited roles. A small number of Hispanic Republicans, now eight, line up with the GOP only because of mutual hatred of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The clear majority of Hispanics in Congress are the 17 Democrats who form the reliably liberal Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart leaves Congress to start White Rose to aid dissent in Cuba
Lincoln Diaz-Balart leaves Congress to start White Rose to aid dissent in Cuba
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George Diaz
Miami Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart used to enter his Capitol Hill office each morning sounding a battle cry for the U.S. embargo of Cuba.
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George Diaz
Miami Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart used to enter his Capitol Hill office each morning sounding a battle cry for the U.S. embargo of Cuba.
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GOP losing its grip on Miami's Cuban-Americans
GOP losing its grip on Miami's Cuban-Americans
The Iraq war pushes some to the Democrats.
By DAVID ADAMS, Times Latin America Correspondent
Published September 15, 2007
If he became president, Barack Obama (right) said, he would grant "unrestricted" travel for Cuban-Americans to visit family and send remittances to the island.
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MIAMI - For decades it has been a ritual of American politics for presidential candidates to visit this city hoping to win over Cuban-American voters.
Usually a cry of "Viva Cuba Libre" and promises to keep the economic noose on Cuba would do.
Starting with Ronald Reagan, they have all done it, Republican and Democrat alike.
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The Iraq war pushes some to the Democrats.
By DAVID ADAMS, Times Latin America Correspondent
Published September 15, 2007
If he became president, Barack Obama (right) said, he would grant "unrestricted" travel for Cuban-Americans to visit family and send remittances to the island.
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MIAMI - For decades it has been a ritual of American politics for presidential candidates to visit this city hoping to win over Cuban-American voters.
Usually a cry of "Viva Cuba Libre" and promises to keep the economic noose on Cuba would do.
Starting with Ronald Reagan, they have all done it, Republican and Democrat alike.
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WILLIAMS: New racial order: Hispanics can dare to change political game
WILLIAMS: New racial order: Hispanics can dare to change political game
By Juan Williams - 03/07/11 07:16 AM ET
There’s a cynical national game of racial politics under way in the congressional redistricting process.
Reapportionment is always political, with Democrats and Republicans trying to redraw the lines of representation to their own advantage. But the startling rise in Hispanic population revealed in the 2010 census is creating an alarming new structure in which minorities get less, not more, voice in Congress.
In Congress, Latino politics over the last decade has been defined by limited roles. A small number of Hispanic Republicans, now eight, line up with the GOP only because of mutual hatred of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The clear majority of Hispanics in Congress are the 17 Democrats who form the reliably liberal Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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By Juan Williams - 03/07/11 07:16 AM ET
There’s a cynical national game of racial politics under way in the congressional redistricting process.
Reapportionment is always political, with Democrats and Republicans trying to redraw the lines of representation to their own advantage. But the startling rise in Hispanic population revealed in the 2010 census is creating an alarming new structure in which minorities get less, not more, voice in Congress.
In Congress, Latino politics over the last decade has been defined by limited roles. A small number of Hispanic Republicans, now eight, line up with the GOP only because of mutual hatred of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The clear majority of Hispanics in Congress are the 17 Democrats who form the reliably liberal Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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Mario Diaz-Balart confirms switch, will run for his brother's House seat
Mario Diaz-Balart confirms switch, will run for his brother's House seat
By Sean J. Miller and Aaron Blake - 02/11/10 11:29 AM ET
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) announced his retirement Thursday, and his brother said he will switch districts to run in his place.
"I will leave the U.S. Congress when the term for which I was elected expires in January 2011 and return to the practice of law with a sense of duty fulfilled," Diaz-Balart said during a press conference at Florida International University Thursday afternoon. "And with profound gratitude to Cristina and my sons, to my mother, my three brothers and the rest of my family, to Ana Carbonell and all my wonderful staff, to my friends, supporters and my constituents, for having allowed me the honor of service by way of this important public office."
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By Sean J. Miller and Aaron Blake - 02/11/10 11:29 AM ET
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) announced his retirement Thursday, and his brother said he will switch districts to run in his place.
"I will leave the U.S. Congress when the term for which I was elected expires in January 2011 and return to the practice of law with a sense of duty fulfilled," Diaz-Balart said during a press conference at Florida International University Thursday afternoon. "And with profound gratitude to Cristina and my sons, to my mother, my three brothers and the rest of my family, to Ana Carbonell and all my wonderful staff, to my friends, supporters and my constituents, for having allowed me the honor of service by way of this important public office."
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Florida Senate relaxes e-Verify requirement in bill
Florida Senate relaxes e-Verify requirement in bill
A Senate committee relaxed a proposed bill requirement that all employers use a federal computer system to verify the immigration status of new hires.
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Religious leaders and immigration advocates speak out against bill
BY PATRICIA MAZZEI
PMAZZEI@MIAMIHERALD.COM
Tallahassee -- Score one for business in the latest round of debate over proposed immigration reform in the Florida Senate.
A committee Monday relaxed a requirement that the state and all private employers check the immigration status of any prospective employee by using the federal government’s e-Verify system.
The condition, a favorite among tea-party types who supported Gov. Rick Scott, faced stiff opposition from big business, agricultural interests and immigration advocates who questioned e-Verify’s effectiveness.
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A Senate committee relaxed a proposed bill requirement that all employers use a federal computer system to verify the immigration status of new hires.
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Religious leaders and immigration advocates speak out against bill
BY PATRICIA MAZZEI
PMAZZEI@MIAMIHERALD.COM
Tallahassee -- Score one for business in the latest round of debate over proposed immigration reform in the Florida Senate.
A committee Monday relaxed a requirement that the state and all private employers check the immigration status of any prospective employee by using the federal government’s e-Verify system.
The condition, a favorite among tea-party types who supported Gov. Rick Scott, faced stiff opposition from big business, agricultural interests and immigration advocates who questioned e-Verify’s effectiveness.
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Tom Rooney, Florida's most conservative congressman? Cuban-Americans not conservative?
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-tequesta, was the only Republican in Florida to receive a 100 percent score from the American Conservative Union for 2010 (Looks like Jeff Miller bucked ACU on oil drilling). That officially makes him a "Defender of Liberty" and leads us to wonder whether how many other Florida representatives are squishy on the issue of liberty.
Interesting side note for a group now led by a Cuban-American from Miami, Al Cardenas: None of Florida's Cuban-American representatives, Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen even qualified as "conservative" under ACU's definition as none topped 80. Each disappointed ACU on votes ranging from extending unemployment benefits to immigration reform.
FYI, George LeMieux scored a 92, having disappointed ACU on only financial regulatory overhaul and food safety.
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Interesting side note for a group now led by a Cuban-American from Miami, Al Cardenas: None of Florida's Cuban-American representatives, Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen even qualified as "conservative" under ACU's definition as none topped 80. Each disappointed ACU on votes ranging from extending unemployment benefits to immigration reform.
FYI, George LeMieux scored a 92, having disappointed ACU on only financial regulatory overhaul and food safety.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
The Miami Monopoly
President Obama recently allowed for US residents to travel to Cuba legally which was previously (for the last 50 years) possible. However despite this news which many Cubans embraced as a chance to see family and travel freely back and forth, US Senator Marco Rubio argues that we should preserve the previous to isolate and impoverish Cuba
The whole idea of Miami monopoly is that now that it is legal to travel to the island more Cuban dominated areas like Tampa expressed interest in chartering flights to the island. However, this was previously something that Miami has only done. So the Miami monopoly is essentially keeping this market of travelers in Miami only.
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Originially posted by: Tampa Bay Online
The whole idea of Miami monopoly is that now that it is legal to travel to the island more Cuban dominated areas like Tampa expressed interest in chartering flights to the island. However, this was previously something that Miami has only done. So the Miami monopoly is essentially keeping this market of travelers in Miami only.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Judge bars passport from ex-CIA operative's trial
EL PASO, Texas -- A federal judge granted a small victory to an elderly ex-CIA operative Friday, ruling that jurors in his immigration fraud trial could only see a photocopy of a Guatemalan passport that bears his picture and a false name.
Luis Posada Carriles, an anti-communist militant from Cuba, is accused of lying during citizenship hearings in El Paso in 2005. Prosecutors allege that the passport - especially its stamps - indicate that Posada sneaked into the U.S. by sailing into Miami and not by crossing the Texas-Mexico border with a smuggler, as he claimed during those hearings.
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