South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “The fight for a path to permanent citizenship for thousands of Venezuelans in the United States is an ‘uphill battle’ that needs the support of Florida’s political leaders, advocates say. ‘Now is the time for them to fulfill their campaign promises,’ said William Díaz, a community leader in Central Florida. Díaz, founder of the Casa de Venezuela network in the U.S., said Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott ‘promised to work for our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.’ Casa de Venezuela helps Venezuelans in areas such as language, immigration, health, education, cultural adaptation and work.”

“A recent poll suggests half of Venezuelans in Florida will withdraw their support for Rubio and Scott if they do not support permanent immigration status for Venezuelans. The poll showed that even though most Venezuelans in Florida disapprove of President Biden’s job performance, most also say that since he granted temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the U.S. this year, his support of a path to citizenship for them is favorable. The results of the poll, released Tuesday by the Venezuelan American Alliance, show that Venezuelans showed that they expect more from the two Republican senators who represent Florida, but above all ‘that they fulfill what they have promised us,’ Díaz said. The poll, conducted for IMPAC Fund by Integrated Communications and Research of Miami, found that 49% of Venezuelans in Florida would no longer support Rubio or Scott if they voted against permanent status, while 32% said they would continue to support them.”