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Latin America is not living its best years. The region has become a hotbed of terrorist groups, radical leftist governments and dictatorships, poverty, criminality, violence, and of course, hunger and desperation.
Judging by the images, we daily see at the southern border —with hundreds of thousands of migrants trying to jump from Mexico to the U.S. to leave the paradise of misery that Latin America has become— it is evident that there is a need for people in Washington who really know the reality in the south of the continent. Who are willing to combat the impoverishing dynamics that have led millions to leave their homes. For this, Marco Rubio’s seat in the Senate is fundamental.
Rubio’s election is decisive, not only for the people living in Florida but for the citizens of all of Latin America. This is because in recent years, few senators have paid so much attention and dedicated so much time to trying to counteract the totalitarian regimes that have been installed in the south of the continent, with the obvious purpose of protecting the national security of the U.S., and in turn, to seek better living conditions for all of America.
Marco Rubio will face Democratic candidate Val Demings in November, who just last weekend published a message in Spanish from her campaign’s Twitter account trying to appeal to the Latino electorate, which they were later forced to delete due to the terrible wording.
Really, in this article, there is no need to judge Demings to favor Rubio. The Democrat comes from a party that has moved severely to the left in recent years and whose current administration has been characterized by dismantling sanctions and offering good deals to the tyrannies of Latin America. It is clear that the Democrat candidate could only follow the line of her political party.
Meanwhile, the Republican has been the first to bring to the Senate and the international media the misfortunes and security threats that the tyrannies of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua represent for the United States and the world. He has been close to the Latino community in Florida, not because of electoral promises, but because he has been part of it. He is the son of Cubans, speaks Spanish, and understands perfectly what socialism has caused in our countries of origin, and what could happen if the redistributive system in the United States is radicalized.
Senator Rubio has led legislation to impose sanctions against the tyrannies of the Castros and Diaz-Canel in Cuba, Maduro in Venezuela, and Ortega in Nicaragua. Rubio has been a staunch defender of freedom in Latin American countries and has stood firm against the spread of socialism and communism in our nations.
In addition to the relentless fight against regional tyrannies, Rubio has led countless initiatives for the people of Florida by doubling the child tax credit for working families, promoting federal government accountability with the nation’s veterans, and managing Everglades restoration efforts to improve water quality in the state. This, among other initiatives, have led the Center for Effective Legislation (CEL) —an initiative of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University— to name Marco Rubio as the most influential Republican in the Senate.
All in all, it is clear that the people of Florida need Marco Rubio in the Senate. Still, once again, it is not only the residents of the sunny state who need him but all the people of Latin America who are trampled daily by oppressive regimes that infringe on their freedoms, destroy their economies and then imprison those who protest for better living conditions.
The latest polls show Rubio with an 11-point lead over his rival, Val Demings. However, triumphalism is the surest path to failure. Until the last vote is counted, no election can be deemed over. Latinos, Republicans, and the Rubio campaign will make a serious mistake if they think the matter is already closed.
The abysmal social, economic and cultural difference that currently exists between California and Florida is explained by the presence of conservative laws and authorities, which have kept the “progressive social justice” mafias at bay while allowing citizens to freely choose how they manage their money and take care of their health. This is why thousands of Californians have moved to Florida in recent years: the worst mistake would be to vote for those who have destroyed one of the wealthiest states in the union.
If you are Latino and live in Florida, it is important for you to get involved to achieve Rubio’s reelection to the Senate. Your relatives in the south of the continent, who unfortunately are not lucky enough to live in a free country, will be exceptionally grateful. They know they will be able to count on an ally in Washington to denounce the abuses of Latin American dictatorships.
Emmanuel Rincón is a lawyer, writer, novelist and essayist. He has won several international literary awards. He is Editor-at-large at El American // Emmanuel Rincón es abogado, escritor, novelista y ensayista. Ganador de diversos premios literarios internacionales. Es editor-at-large en El American