Ros-Lehtinen adjusts stance on Cuban Adjustment Act

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ros-Lehtinen adjusts stance on Cuban Adjustment Act
Updated 11:16 am, Saturday, October 31, 2015

MIAMI (AP) — The longest-serving Cuban-American in Congress may be easing her support for the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Miami Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has long defended the act, which generally shields Cubans from deportation if they reach U.S. shores and fast-tracks the process for permanent residency. But in a segment taped for "Facing South Florida with Jim DeFede" on Sunday, Ros-Lehtinen said a Sun Sentinel investigation alerted her to welfare abuses by recent Cuban migrants collecting U.S. assistance and returning to Cuba.

According to the newspaper (http://bit.ly/1SeAJvH), the congresswoman told DeFede that while she doesn't favor completely ending the act, she does think Cubans exploiting it "should not have the privilege."

She said she's leaving reforms to another Florida Republican, Carlos Curbelo, who is working on legislation to modify the act by sanctioning Cubans who return to Cuba before becoming U.S. citizens.

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[forest444]

1. I suspect that sheer racism - the scourge of white Cuban culture - lurks behind this shift.

Illeana's people have been on her case to do something about all those "mulatónes" for years. There really is no delicate way to put this: generally, the only thing a white Cuban hates more than Castro, is a black Cuban. That's who this shift in policy targets.

[Feeling the Bern]

2. Cubans that hate Castro hate him because they had immense power under that despot Batista

and then lost it to the Communists, like the daughter of Batista's head of security, Gloria Estefan.

I have little respect for the Cuban population in Florida. They are used as the token Hispanics and are one issue voters. "Do you like Castro? Well, then I'm not voting for you."

[Mika]

3. Look at the 3rd finger of her right hand. Missing the end segment.

Dexter bit it off.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Good grief! Her loving husband? I remember hearing she has gone to work with a black eye.

I can't remember what her explanation was, at the time, it was something really strange.

I had forgotten all about it until you mentioned this finger thingie!

I don't believe there is a Dexter, Jr., who might have done it, is there?

[flamingdem]

5. Too many nascent Democratic Party voters moving in

Close the spigot!

[Judi Lynn]

6. I've heard that! Had hoped it was true. Cool. n/t