/tags/mario-diaz-balart Mario Diaz-Balart en-US WLRN Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:51:00 GMT /commentary/2022-11-17/wouldnt-it-be-great-if-latin-american-democracy-got-credible-backing-from-miami COMMENTARY Latin American democracy is still fragile — and needs credible defense from a Latino stronghold like Miami, not Trump-toadying hypocrisy. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:51:00 GMT /commentary/2022-11-17/wouldnt-it-be-great-if-latin-american-democracy-got-credible-backing-from-miami Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-05-12/if-biden-keeps-the-diaz-canels-out-of-the-summit-he-should-keep-the-diaz-balarts-out-too COMMENTARY Biden has little choice but to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Americas Summit. Nor can he welcome U.S. democracy-defilers. Thu, 12 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT /commentary/2022-05-12/if-biden-keeps-the-diaz-canels-out-of-the-summit-he-should-keep-the-diaz-balarts-out-too Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-01-27/miamis-not-hosting-the-americas-summit-its-not-really-the-americas-nexus-it-claims-to-be COMMENTARY: Miami isn't the serious forum for hemispheric affairs it could be because its Latin America discussion isn't really about Latin America. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-01-27/miamis-not-hosting-the-americas-summit-its-not-really-the-americas-nexus-it-claims-to-be Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-01-05/didion-democracy-degeneration-why-miami-matters-this-week COMMENTARY What Joan Didion foresaw in Miami 35 years ago — U.S. democracy's frailty — is as important as the dangerous "cognitive dissonance" she did see. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-01-05/didion-democracy-degeneration-why-miami-matters-this-week Tim Padgett /news/2021-07-20/biden-weighing-options-on-cuba-including-remittances-amid-mass-regime-arrests-of-protesters With more than 500 anti-government protesters believed locked up in Cuba, President Biden is looking to help families there without helping the regime. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:40:20 GMT /news/2021-07-20/biden-weighing-options-on-cuba-including-remittances-amid-mass-regime-arrests-of-protesters Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-01-13/latin-americas-troika-of-tyranny-applauds-south-floridas-troika-of-treason COMMENTARY The pro-democracy credibility of Rick Scott, Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez is as shattered now as glass inside the U.S. Capitol. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:52:29 GMT /commentary/2021-01-13/latin-americas-troika-of-tyranny-applauds-south-floridas-troika-of-treason Tim Padgett /news/2019-11-13/venezuelan-opposition-backers-occupy-embassy-in-brazil-launch-caucus-in-d-c This story was updated at 8:30 pm November 13, 2019. A group of Venezuelan opposition supporters took over the Venezuelan embassy in Brazil on Wednesday.… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:25:20 GMT /news/2019-11-13/venezuelan-opposition-backers-occupy-embassy-in-brazil-launch-caucus-in-d-c Tim Padgett /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2019-07-29/south-florida-lawmakers-make-case-for-tps-for-venezuelans The U.S. is a step closer to granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans.On Thursday, the U.S. House passed a bill sponsored by two Florida… Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:24:42 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2019-07-29/south-florida-lawmakers-make-case-for-tps-for-venezuelans Alexander Gonzalez, Tom Hudson /news/2019-07-24/tps-for-venezuelans-blocked-by-house-republicans Republicans voted down a bill Tuesday that would provide Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, a setback for South Florida lawmakers from both… Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:18:54 GMT /news/2019-07-24/tps-for-venezuelans-blocked-by-house-republicans ALEX DAUGHERTY /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-03-19/the-sunshine-economy-talking-water-transit-and-aid-for-venezuela-on-capitol-hill Lake Okeechobee may be a natural feature of the Florida landscape, but politics also come into play when it comes to it. More than $1 billion of federal… Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:35:55 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-03-19/the-sunshine-economy-talking-water-transit-and-aid-for-venezuela-on-capitol-hill Tom Hudson