Billboard Campaign in Florida Blasts Local Republicans for Failing to Stand Up For Immigrants: 'Traitors to the American Dream'

The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus announced the launch of a new billboard campaign in Florida criticizing Cuban-American Republican politicians, accusing them of betraying immigrant communities and the American Dream.

The sign will go up on the Palmetto Expressway between Doral and Hialeah, targeting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Congressmembers María Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Mario Díaz-Balart.

The billboard will feature the word "Traitors" in bold letters alongside the phrases "To Immigrants, To Miami-Dade, To The American Dream" and images of the four politicians, as The Miami Herald reports.

More than half a million people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela face potential deportation as the administration moves to terminate programs like Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and humanitarian parole. The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus has condemned the four politicians for not standing up for immigrant rights and for enabling the Trump administration's aggressive deportation tactics.

Abel S. Delgado, president of the Caucus, shared his comments on the importance of the billboard through a statement through the Caucus' X account:

"Marco Rubio, María Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez and Mario Díaz-Balart have turned their backs on us. Rather than standing up for our families, they've stood silently while immigrant communities are targeted, detained, and deported. They've forgotten where they come from but we haven't"

The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus is using the billboard as the first step in a broader campaign to mobilize voters and hold these elected officials accountable for what they say is Republicans' treason to the state's large Latino population. "We will not be quiet," added Delgado. "We will not let them hide behind pretend patriotic speeches while our families are ripped apart."

The campaign comes amid growing political tension in Florida, particularly among the state's Hispanic community. Although some Latino voters, especially those from South Florida, continue to support President Trump's immigration policies, many Venezuelan immigrants who previously supported Trump feel betrayed after the administration revoked their TPS protections, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.

In response to the campaign, Salazar told The Miami Herald that the criticism is "cheap Castro-style propaganda," claiming she has fought more than anyone else for the rights of Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans fleeing dictatorship.

Originally published on Latin Times