Tim Padgett

The Americas editor of WLRN writes that if Miami Latinos don't think Donald Trump is talking about them when he talks about immigrants "poisoning the blood" of our country, they're fooling themselves.

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Merry Christmas from Miami — the ‘poisoned blood’ capital of America! | Opinion

December 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

The Americas editor of WLRN writes that if Miami Latinos don't think Donald Trump is talking about them when he talks about immigrants "poisoning the blood" of our country, they're...

Cuban Voters – And Congress Members – Want It Both Ways On Cuba And Immigration | Opinion

March 18, 2021 at 10:39 p.m.

A new poll gauging the post-election mindset of Florida's Cuban voters has one data point that's triggering political PTSD in this corner of the peninsula. According to the Bendixen &...

A new push to make Puerto Rico a state, perhaps thanks to Florida’s pull | Tim Padgett

March 10, 2021 at 3:56 p.m.

One of the big stories in Washington D.C. right now is a tug-of-war between two Puerto Rican Democrats in Congress – one from Florida and one from New York –...

Salazar’s hypocrisy reminds us how harmful ‘socialista’ hysteria is to South Florida | Opinion

November 6, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.

Maria Elvira Salazar apparently has a short memory. Just two years ago the former TV journalist faced sleazy accusations during her Republican primary bid for Florida's 27th congressional district. A...

Calling Colombians: With Florida in play, Trump and Biden reach out to a Latino ‘Sleeping Elephant’ | Opinion

August 26, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

Florida's large Colombian community never got much attention from U.S. presidential candidates. Until now. Colombians are the third largest Latino community in Florida, behind Cubans and Puerto Ricans. Yet you...

Harris VP pick is historic beyond race and gender. She’s breaking the hemispheric ceiling too | Opinion

August 13, 2020 at 3:08 p.m.

It's hard to overstate how hugely historic a Black woman on a major-party U.S. presidential ticket is, especially during an epochal racial and gender awakening in this country. But there's...

After Hurricane Dorian, COVID-19 is payback time for the Bahamas | Opinion

July 24, 2020 at 7:45 p.m.

When the Bahamas closed its doors to American visitors this week – because of the U.S.'s catastrophic inability to control the new coronavirus – you could hear the payback. "The...

Does Covid aid to Latin America reflect Chinese expansion — and U.S. decline? | Opinion

June 12, 2020 at 3:18 p.m.

We're now familiar with websites from Johns Hopkins and Worldometer that grimly tally each country's coronavirus cases and deaths. But unless you're a hemispheric policy dweeb, you probably haven't checked...

Trump Twitter tirades undermine U.S. efforts to democratize countries like Venezuela | Opinion

May 28, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

It's hard to say whose anti-media rants this week are more absurd: President Trump's, over Twitter's decision to add fact-check notices to his factless tweets. Or socialist Venezuela's, over DirecTV's...

Why Is COVID-19 exploding In Latin America? It’s the informal economy, stupid | Opinion

May 21, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

We know one likely reason Brazil's coronavirus emergency is in full meltdown. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro calls the pandemic a "media hoax" and has done everything in his power, like...

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