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The Miami Herald: A delicate balance: Why Doral GOP pols fight for Venezuelans, but avoid clash with Trump
The Miami Herald - A delicate balance: Why Doral GOP pols fight for Venezuelans, but avoid clash with Trump (Free link)
By Verónica Egui Brito February 13, 2025 2:12 PM
Public officials in the U.S. city with the largest population of Venezuelans, the western Miami-Dade municipality of Doral, are facing a challenging dilemma as they navigate the shifting terrain of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
On one hand, they are grappling with the rollback of deportation protections for Venezuelans that had been extended by President Joe Biden shortly before he left office. The Trump administration’s looming termination of the policy, known as Temporary Protected Status, threatens hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans — many of whom call Doral home — with possible deportation back to the country they fled.
On the other hand, they are treading lightly to avoid a direct confrontation with President Donald Trump — whose candidacy many of them supported — while at the time pushing for solutions for a significant segment of the city’s residents.
Venezuelans have deep roots in Doral — 40% of the city’s population is of Venezuelan origin. Of those, at least 10,000 are American citizens, making up a third of the city’s voters and playing a pivotal role in local elections. However, it has taken several weeks for city officials to publicly air their concerns as a council about the revocation of TPS and its potential impact on Doral’s economy.
Rafael Pineyro, the only member of the city council who is from Venezuela, proposed on Wednesday a resolution “urging President Trump to find a solution for law-abiding Venezuelans.”
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By Verónica Egui Brito February 13, 2025 2:12 PM
Public officials in the U.S. city with the largest population of Venezuelans, the western Miami-Dade municipality of Doral, are facing a challenging dilemma as they navigate the shifting terrain of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
On one hand, they are grappling with the rollback of deportation protections for Venezuelans that had been extended by President Joe Biden shortly before he left office. The Trump administration’s looming termination of the policy, known as Temporary Protected Status, threatens hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans — many of whom call Doral home — with possible deportation back to the country they fled.
On the other hand, they are treading lightly to avoid a direct confrontation with President Donald Trump — whose candidacy many of them supported — while at the time pushing for solutions for a significant segment of the city’s residents.
Venezuelans have deep roots in Doral — 40% of the city’s population is of Venezuelan origin. Of those, at least 10,000 are American citizens, making up a third of the city’s voters and playing a pivotal role in local elections. However, it has taken several weeks for city officials to publicly air their concerns as a council about the revocation of TPS and its potential impact on Doral’s economy.
Rafael Pineyro, the only member of the city council who is from Venezuela, proposed on Wednesday a resolution “urging President Trump to find a solution for law-abiding Venezuelans.”
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