Three Latino Republican congressional lawmakers are now endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for president after previously supporting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Following President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart delivered separate Republican responses, in English and Spanish, respectively.
President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, and spoke on several topics ranging from immigration, the economy and foreign policy.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed he will visit Cuba to formally reopen America's embassy in Havana. Some Latino politicians are not thrilled with the policy announcement.
Opponents of Obama's otherwise lauded plan to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba are trying to use must-pass funding bills to limit Obama's ability to expand trade and travel with the communist island.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., still has concerns about the Obama administration normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba, and wrote a letter to the U.S. State Department on prioritizing specific topics when having talks with the island.
President Barack Obama has written his support to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list following the recommendation of the U.S. Department of State, but congressional lawmakers, particularly Latino legislators, have issued mixed responses to the decision.
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, has blamed the standstill with immigration reform on both major political parties and President Barack Obama. Diaz-Balart’s comments come ahead of Obama’s trip to Florida on Wednesday.
Despite President Barack Obama's promise to enact immigration reform before the end of 2014, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart says change isn't likely to happen until the beginning of 2015.
House GOP leaders said immigration reform is effectively dead in the House, despite Senate passing a bill last year. The bill did receive bipartisan support in the House, but was not enough and leaders site a lack of faith in Obama to enforce the bill.
