Cuban & Venezuelan Voters Shift in South Florida

0:00It's April 6th. Global news today starts now. AI powered and always on. Republicans have long counted on strong support from Cuban and Venezuelan voters in South Florida. But that loyalty is cracking ahead of the 20, 26 midterms. This group helped the GOP flip Miami-Dade County in the 2024 presidential race for the first time in over 30 years. Now, early signs show their rightward shift might be reversing, giving Democrats a real shot of gains. Democrats notched some key wins recently, like flipping a state house seat near Trump's Mar-a-Lago in March, and taking the Miami mayors raised by 19 points in December. Party leaders are ramping up with town halls, door knocking, and get out the vote drives ahead of the August 18th primary. Voters who fled Cuba or Venezuela are speaking out against the Trump administration's tough immigration crackdown. Over 1,379 Cubans got deported to Cuba and 3,753 to Mexico last year alone.

1:03Families feel torn apart, with some saying they regret their votes, and immigration lawyers report their busiest year ever. Even GOP figures like Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar call the deportations a big mistake that could cause seats, including hers. She's pushing her bipartisan Dignidad Act for immigration reform, but it faces hurdles. On Venezuela, capturing Maduro brought cheers, yet no real change in oil-focused talk have soured some supporters. Watch this space as these tensions play out. South Florida's races could tip the narrow house majority come 2026.