FRANK POLO OPOSES JUDICIAL CORRUPTION

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FRANK POLO’S IMMIGRATION POLICIES

Immigration Policies

“As an immigrant who came from Cuba on a raft, I understand the immigration challenges our people endure. I also understand the need for immigration policies that will reflect the reality of our times. Moreover, I understand the pain that immigrants have to go through when they must abandon their countries. In many cases, this immigration is not voluntary, but a forced one. This kind of migration is, in many cases, involuntary and caused by dictatorial regimes. Many of us don’t migrate because of the economic situation of our countries. We migrate for the persecution and hostility we have to suffer in our own countries. Many of us suffer the separation from our houses, families, and friends when we have no other choice than to migrate.

Immigration Policies Reform

Frank Polo understands that immigrants have always been a source of enrichment for our culture, economy, and society in general. Millions of immigrants are in our country illegally and they need help to get a solution to their problem. Therefore, we must direct our immigration policies to achieve a comprehensive reform of our immigration system, once we have secured our border and reformed our immigration system.

However, it is also true and imperative to have an ordered and controlled immigration system. There is no doubt in Frank Polo’s mind that immigration reform is necessary, but we cannot afford to pay the price of implementing immigration reform that will incentivize illegal immigration. Therefore, we must secure our borders before contemplating a comprehensive immigration reform.

Policies for Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans

Frank Polo’s office will support, at least provisionally, a visa program for Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, Cubans, or any other individual who is seeking political asylum. They are victims of a totalitarian regime and deserve protection.

Moreover, Frank Polo understands that the Cuban government trades its professionals as if they were merchandise. This is a form of modern slavery, which is unacceptable to Frank Polo. Consequently, Frank Polo will fight to reinstate the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program to ensure that those professionals receive a fair opportunity to escape communism to obtain their freedom. The Obama administration terminated this program in 2017 when it should have never ended.

Additionally, Mr. Polo will work to streamline the legal Family Reunification Parole Program for U.S. Citizens and legal residents with virtual interviews without the need for a drastic increase in personnel. Lastly, Mr. Polo will pressure the sitting president to end the 20,000 visas that the Clinton administration granted to the Dictatorship in 1994. The Cuban intelligence services use those visas to infiltrate our society, then they stay operating within American soil without any restrictions. Therefore, our government must suspend those visas as soon as possible.

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Could Maria Elvira Salazar be the Next Ana Belen Montes?

The producers of the James Bond movies, and even Agatha Christie, wished they had thought about a story as similar as this of Maria Elvira’s life, but, of course, more carefully planned.

After carefully analyzing the facts behind Maria Elvira Salazar’s history, it is my opinion, that Maria Elvira has ties with the Cuban dictatorship are comparable only to those who work for a foreign government. I would even say that there is no question about the fact that the number of ties of Maria Elvira to the Cuban Dictatorship greatly exceed those found in the Ana Belén Montes case. There are many things that link Maria Elvira Salazar to the Cuban Dictatorship. Among them, are (1) 59 trips to Cuba for personal reasons without having a family member in Cuba, (2) privileges of exclusive interview with Fidel Castro not given to any other reporter ever, (3) support from newly arrived Cuban influencers who may be working for the Cuban intelligence services, (4) her fascination with Ernesto Che Guevara, Barack Hussein Obama II, and Fidel Castro, (5) the support she receives from the official newspaper in Cuba which busters her credibility in the exile community, (6) her relationship with high-rank Cuban officials, and more importantly, (7) her ex-husband.

Trips to Cuba

For years, I have heard comments in South Florida which indicate that, after interviewing Castro in Washington, Maria Elvira Salazar went to Cuban more than seventeen times to meet up with Fidel Castro, General José Abrahantes Fernández (Minister of the Interior, and institution that housed the Cuban intelligence, and counterintelligence) and other members of the Cuban Dictatorship. Nevertheless, Maria admits only four entries to Cuba. It is not clear why she lied when she denied entering Cuba more than once in a Hispanic TV Show (“El Espejo” with Juan Manuel Cao), then after Juan Manuel pressured her, she admitted another three visits.

(Update) In a 26-minute interview, announcer Roberto Rodríguez Tejera reveals details about María El #RINOSalazar’s more than 59 personal trips to Cuba, and the special request that María El #RINOSalazar made to Edmundo García, a well known Cuban Revolution’s supporter.

Audio Reveals Salazar Traveled to Communist Cuba More than 59 Times With The Intento of Dealing With the Cuban Dictatorship and for Other Personal Reasons no Related to Journalist Work.

The Famous Interview to the Murderer Fidel Castro

The press has also, sometimes, questioned how Maria Elvira Salazar obtained her interview with Fidel Castro where she repeatedly calls Castro Commandant in a sign of respect and admiration. It is unclear how exactly she obtained her interview, but after analyzing recent developments, it is possible that this interview had been facilitated, in part, by Maria Elvira’s ex-husband, whom we will talk about later.

Moreover, she has publicly admitted that she has a friendship/relation with Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, Roberto Robaina, Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo, and Max Lesnik. The first two high-ranking officials of the Cuban Government, Menoyo was a personal friend of Fidel Castro and an advocate for the end of the Embargo. Lastly, Max Lesnik is the most controversial of them all. Max Lesnik is the president of The Martian Alliance (“La Alianza Martiana”), a group of openly pro-Castro’s regime individuals which objective has always being to confront the Cuban exile community. Moreover, she has also admitted to having some kind of friendship with David Rockefeller (known as the mastermind behind the “New World Order“).

Support of Newly Arrived Cuban Influencers

This is the question of: who came first to exist, the egg or the chicken? However, the question here is another, it’s: Who came first, the exile anti-communists or the infiltrated communists? That is a question that certainly no many people can answer in Miami. However, something seems to be clear to many people residing in Miami and that is that the Cuban intelligence operates in Miami with no restrain whatsoever from our government.

This is the case of many influencers that arrived from the island in the last 20 years (See my article about family reunification). Even when many of them seem to be anticommunists according to their speech, they do respond to the best interest of the regime when the regime asks them to. For example, when the Cuban dictatorship needed to consolidate the fraudulent change of constitution, those influencers made a massive call for exiled families in the U.S. and around the world, to call their family members to go out and vote NO (#YoVotoNo Twitter campaign, which they have already removed most of it after I made this public). The Cuban government desperately needed Cubans to come out and vote, even if it was against approving the constitution. The government had the ability to manipulate the votes behind closed doors, but they needed the people to come out and vote to consolidate the fraud. Like in the #YoVotoNo campaign, the Cuban dictatorship uses their influencers to manipulate and influence the outcome of our local and Federal elections in the United States. 

Newspaper at the Service of the Cuban Dictatorship?

Moreover, as I explained in previous article, the Cuban dictatorship even uses their own national official newspaper to promote those politicians and figures they want the Cuban community to trust, and their newspaper located abroad to destroy those they want out of the political arena.

For example, the spaniard news outlet EFE made a manipulated article about my 2020 campaign. Within minutes, many Cuban newspapers located all over the world disseminated their own manipulated version of the article. One of them, “Periodico Cubano” published the article seemly with the intent of manipulating my agenda and destroying my political career.

The article reads in part: “Amnesty to the top of the Cuban government and the restoration of the ‘Dry feet / Wet feet’ policy are part of the proposals of Frank Polo, a Cuban who arrived in the United States on a raft and is now seeking a seat in Congress as a representative of Florida.”

Of course, that was a total misrepresentation of my proposal to address the risk to our national security represented by the infiltration of our institution by the Cuban intelligence services. My proposal can still be found in my webpage.

Periodico Cubano is Not Alone.

EFE and Periodico Cubano clearly manipulated my agenda and never apologized or corrected the article. They intentionally left out my plan to ask congress to declare Cuba a threat to national security and then demand the exit of the Cuban dictators from the island with a sort (15-20 Days) temporary (until they leave the island) amnesty. However, it appears that Periodico Cubano is not alone, and it is more like a tiny part of the huge red of digital newspapers they have to do their dirty work. A similar article was published by “Diario Libre,” apparently another of the newspaper that the Cuban dictatorship has to destroy those who are not convenient to them. Of course, Maria Elvira is always in the Cuban official newspaper depicted as the great enemy of the state. Position that greatly enhances her image in front of the Cuban community.

The Wasp Network and Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira was always a fervent and passionate advocate for the five Cuban spies’ right to have a billboard on private property in Miami. According to her, they had a constitutional right that had to be protected but this was not true. The pro-castro group, lead by Maria Elvira’s friend Max Lesnik, hired the billboard on private property and there was not government action involved in removing the sign, which would had represented a violation of their First Amendment Right. However, Maria Elvira, without any regards for the offensive nature of the billboard, defended the right of those communists to have a billboard in the heart of the Cuban exile community. Additionally, when she had a chance, she was always using her platform to attack the exile community.

The Wasp Network is just a small part of the infiltration problem we have in the U.S. which must be addressed. Unfortunately, with Maria Elvira Salazar in congress, I don’t believe we will stop the Cuban infiltration in Miami and others cities around the country.

Is This the Maria Elvira Salazar we See in the Campaign Trail or in The News?

Of course no, this is not the same Maria Elvira you see verbally advocating for a change of regime in Cuba, but doing nothing productive to accomplish it. It was not until before running for congress that Maria Elvira changed her speech and party affiliation because she needed the Cuban vote. Maria Elvira, throughout her career, has contradicted herself a lot. Now, she claims that the movie about the Cuban spies is despicable; nonetheless, as I mentioned, she advocated for the spies to have a giant billboard asking for their freedom in the heart of the Cuban exile community. Maria Elvira’s list of discordancies continues on and on.

Let’s remember also when Maria Elvira was extremely proud and honored to have the DNA of Che Guevara next to her and said “No doubt that it is an Honor and a Privilege for us to have the DNA of Che Guevara near us.”

Maria Elvira’s past explains why she voted against Marjorie Taylor Greene when the democrats removed Marjorie from the Education and Transportation committees. Moreover, the fact that the Miami GOP supports her candidacy over this of other qualified individuals, talks also much about the possible influence of the Cuban dictatorship over our Miami GOP’s leadership. Moreover, this will also explain why Maria Elvira, in her first year in Congress voted for Gun confiscation and to limit access to guns through more restrictive background checks. Moreover, it also explains why she is not interested in resolving the Cuban Family Reunification problem, but continues to propose legislation that incentivize illegal immigration and open borders.

Talking About Her Ex-Husband

Maria Elvira openly supported her ex-husband run for the Nicaraguan presidency. But, who is this ex husband who Maria Elvira had never talked about until a few months ago? Why is it that she has never talked about this other husband, who is not the Italian with whom she had two children, Renzo Maietto, neither is he the current boyfriend?

The answer to these questions is easy. There was something in the past of her ex-husband that Maria Elvira Salazar doesn’t want you to know.

(Update) After we published this article for the first time, the Nicaraguan Regime allegedly jailed Maria Elvira’s Ex-husband, which in our opinion is a strategic move to clear Maria Elvira’s image and discredit this article.

Maria Elvira’s Past that Comes to the Present.

His name is Arturo Cruz Sequeira. According to an article in Spanish, which is around the internet, Maria Elvira’s ex-husband was a member of the FSLN (Sandinista National Liberation Front). Enraged members of the Nicaraguan community and multiple posts on Twitter confirmed the previous statement.

Members of the Nicaraguan Community Express their Most Repulsive Sentiments about Maria Elvira’s Support to Cruz.

What is the FSLN or Sandinista National Liberation Front?

The FSLN is the communist group represented by Daniel Ortega. This group is responsible for the death of thousands of Nicaraguans. Moreover, they have always cooperated with Cuba and Venezuela to promote communism in the region.

The FSLN is responsible for the Red Christmas operation (Navidad Roja in Spanish). In this operation there were torture, disappearances, and dozens of civilians murdered. They are also responsible for thousands of disappearances, torture of young students, Political persecution, sexual abuse, and execution of people in the custody of the FSLN among other crimes.

But, Who Really is Maria Elvira’s Ex-Husband, Arturo Cruz Sequeira?

It is said that Arturo Cruz Sequeira was trained in Cuba by Manuel Piñeiro Losada, better known as “Red Beard”. Red Beard names Arturo as “one of the brightest promises of the Nicaraguan revolution.” Also, in a book written by Franklin Sequeira Argeñal, “The Foundations of Tyranny,” the author describes Arturo Cruz as follows:

“Arturo Cruz Sequeira, the INCAE academic, is mentioned as an agent of Section V, in the Department of the DRI. It is said that he betrayed State Security and fled to the United States of America, where he joined the Nicaraguan Resistance. He was the boyfriend of Fawn Hall, the Secretary of Colonel Oliver North, investigated by the United States Congress, for the Iran-Contra Case.”

“He is considered a mole, trained by the German Stasi to approach Fawn Hall, for espionage purposes. “

“Arturo Cruz Sequeira was never considered a traitor to the country, and, on the contrary, after he returned to Nicaragua, he always had a very good relationship with the FSLN leaders, particularly with those of the Sandinista army. Daniel Ortega appointed him Ambassador of Nicaragua in Washington, where he lobbied in favor of the Sandinismo in power.”

Franklin Sequeira Argeñal, “The Foundations of Tyranny.”

As you can see, María Elvira’s ex-husband had a life closely linked to those communist groups that have spread throughout Latin America and, apparently, he was always an instrument to recruit agents in favor of Castro-communism, and he was trained by the German Stasi to infiltrate Colonel Oliver North. Arturo infiltrated the Nicaraguan Counterrevolution, which María Elvira now uses to say that the Arturo is a hero and not a communist.

However, as Franklin Sequeira Argeñal’s book indicates, Arturo was never a traitor to Sandinismo, but rather a key piece of Sandinismo to manage policy towards Nicaragua in Washington. All this is corroborated in a tweet from a Nicaraguan Citizen, who denies that Arturo Cruz was ever a member of the Contras.

According to an article published on “Secrets of Cuba” and other sources we have found, Arturo Cruz Sequeira was trained in Cuba by Manuel Piñeiro Losada, better known as “Barba Roja” (Red Beard). Red Beard, name Arturo to be “one of the brightest promises of the Nicaraguan revolution.” Later he infiltrates the Contra-Revolution, and when Ortega got into power, he was named the U.S. Ambassador in Washington, seemly for his, and his father’s services to the Sandinista revolution.

Members of the Nicaraguan community suspect that Cruz was even infiltrated as deep as within the closest circle of the Coronel Oliver North while at the same time he was working for the Cuban intelligence. Nevertheless, a more interesting detail about Maria Elvira and Cruz-Sequeira is that even when Maria says to be a fervent anti-communist, she married him knowing that he was a member of Daniel Ortega’s inner circle. Like the saying goes, “elephants don’t mary giraffes.”

Arturo Cruz Sequeira in the middle with Humberto Ortega, Daniel Ortega’s Brother and Communist Nicaraguan General, to his right and a group of members of the FSLN.

Who was Red Beard?

Who was Red Beard? Well, according to the Diario de Las Americas Reporter, Juan Almeida:

“For a long time [Red Beard) coordinated secret operations and subversive activities essentially aimed at promoting the armed struggle in the American continent and inflaming a tireless campaign against the United States. Under his strict tutelage, criminals were trained in Cuba, among which the Venezuelan Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, better known as Carlos, the Jackal, stands out.”

Apparently, although not with the same careful planning, the story of Ana Belén Montes and James Bonds does not compare, at all, with that of Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar. The truth is that if she were declared a Castro agent, she would be the highest American official ever discovered working for a foreign power.

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FRANK POLO’S POLICIES TOWARD COMMUNISTS & DICTATORS IN THE REGION.

COMMUNISM & DICTATORSHIPS. DEALING WITH THEM.

Our voters will never see Frank Polo having private meetings with dictators, communist, or socialists, for that matter, as Maria Salazar has done when she met in private with Petro, and then when she posed for a picture with the Guatemalan socialist Bernardo Arevalo.

Raul Castro’s resignation from power does not mean that communism has ended in Cuba. Neither does it mean that they will stop influencing the politics in countries like Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Venezuela. Additionally, the Cuban dictatorship is preparing a fake transition into a democracy to deceive the exiled Cuban community.

As a Cuban who was a victim of communism, Frank Polo will be committed to denouncing and seeking sanctions against any dictatorship. The Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan governments are just that, dictatorships. Other countries, such as Argentina, Peru, and Honduras, have already fallen or are still at risk of falling under the grip of socialist movements. Since 1959 all the ills of the Americas have originated in Cuba, and they have expanded to the Americas. Mr. Polo’s office will maintain a solid commitment to the final and absolute freedom of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, or any other country suffering from communism/socialism. 

 CULTURAL EXCHANGE:

The so-called Cultural Exchange is disadvantageous to our local artists. Moreover, it is immoral to the Cuban people who lived under a dictatorship for more than sixty (60) years. The cultural exchange facilitates the flow of foreign currency into the Cuban coffers, which they use to repress the people. It also helps the infiltration of Cuban agents in our country while enriching the Cuban Government’s repressive machinery. Therefore, Frank Polo will work tirelessly to eliminate the evil Cultural Exchange.

CONDITIONAL ULTIMATUM (TEMPORARY AMNESTY) TO THE CUBAN COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP:

Cuba continues to engage in the exportation of Communism in this hemisphere and meddling with the U.S. Electoral System. Consequently, Frank Polo will work on getting an official U.S. proclamation declaring Cuba as a threat to our national security. Upon receiving it, Frank Polo will seek to extend a conditional and temporary amnesty to the Cuban dictators. The proposal will ask for the leadership of the dictatorship to leave the island of Cuba peacefully within a reasonable timeframe.

The temporary offer will include only the forgiveness of the Dictatorship’s leaders’ lives while they leave the island. But, it will not include the forgiveness of crimes against humanity. Additionally, if the dictators, or their relatives, return to the island, they will have to face justice and pay for the crime of illegal entry and any pending crime against humanity. If the conditioned proposal is not accepted, then Frank Polo will seek to obtain more extreme measures.

CUBAN COMMUNISM AS A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY:

It is no secret to anyone that the Cuban dictatorship promotes communism and terrorist activities throughout the Americas region. Moreover, The recent immigration flows in the last few years were a consequence of the influence of the Cuban dictatorship in Venezuela and Nicaragua. Additionally, the Cuban government promotes, maneuvers, and supports the exodus of Cubans through third countries. Cuba found channels to continue the illegal migration of Cubans through Mexico, Nicaragua, and other countries in the region. Therefore, we must protect our national security by stopping the entrance of Cuban spies through U.S. borders.

Additionally, the Cuban dictatorship has flooded our country with its agents of influence who they inserted into our society to influence the outcome of elections and policy changes toward the communist island. Those agents move public opinion and influence the selection of Candidates to many local and national public offices. Therefore, the Cuban regime represents a threat to the stability of the region, the U.S. electoral integrity, and U.S. national security.

REMITTANCE AND TRAVEL TO CUBA:

We must impose additional sanctions on the Cuban dictatorship. Those sanctions will not affect the right of each Cuban abroad to provide for their families and visit them. Nevertheless, those visits must be limited to reasonable traveling and must prevent abuse of the privilege of traveling to the island. Therefore, Frank Polo will promote a governmental policy towards family trips to the island. Those trips will have limits of one per year, as a right, and two additional trips due to family emergencies. Emergency trips will be available through the International Red Cross. Additionally, remittances will be adjusted according to the real needs of the relatives on the island. This will avoid excessive capital support to the Cuban dictatorship from exiled Cubans.

CUBAN RETURNEES

The returnees go back to Cuba, and they keep a standard of living that is not available to the Cuban people. Many of them obtain migratory benefits available only to those fleeing from a communist dictatorship such as Cuba. Moreover, they retain Social Security benefits, and they keep traveling to and from the U.S. to engage in cash-generating business on the island.

The Cuban People struggle to survive under a regime that represses and imposes a communist dictatorship on their people. Additionally, the Cuban people suffer absolute misery and repression while the government allows returnees privileges not available to all Cubans. Therefore, the returnees benefit from the agony and suffering of the Cuban people. Consequently, Frank Polo will promote the creation of legislation or regulation to prohibit the readmission of those repatriated.

POLITICAL ASYLUM, MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PAROLE PROGRAM, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, VISAS:

Frank Polo will support a parole program for Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, Cubans, or any other victims of Socialism Communism. Moreover, Frank Polo will fight to reinstate the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program terminated by the Obama administration in 2017.

Our current congressperson dedicates time and resources to mislead Cubanas about her interest in resolving the Family Reunification problems. On the other hand, Frank Polo made a firm commitment to work on streamlining the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program in 2019 and still keeps his commitment to doing so. Additionally, Frank Polo will advocate for repealing the 20,000 visas program resulting from the Clinton/Castro negotiations of 1995. Those visas only facilitate the Cuban government to infiltrate their intelligence personnel into our city. Therefore, we will facilitate visa access only to those political refugees who demonstrate to be engaged in political activities.

INTERNET ACCESS AND TV/RADIO MARTÍ BROADCAST:

New times require new strategies. It is time for Radio and TV Marti to transmit their signal to the island in a more effective manner. Radio and TV Marti can become a great tool to combat Communism in Cuba. After more than thirty-five (37) since the creation of Radio and TV Marti, Cuba remains one of the world’s most repressive environments. Consequently, Frank Polo will promote the use of new methods to improve the broadcast of Radio/TV Marti programming for every Cuban. The Cuban people deserve free access to information.

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FRANK POLO WILL FIGHT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTHS AND PEOPLE OVER 50.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTHS
They deserve a better future.

Frank Polo will focus his efforts on finding opportunities for our youths and those reaching the age of 50. Frank Polo believes that our community benefits when we create and incentivize better jobs for all. However, young people and people over the age of 50 are among those who need the most help to find jobs. Those who don’t finish high school are more likely to lack the skills to function in this difficult labor market, more likely to be unemployed, and to become involved in crime and drugs. Moreover, those who are denied opportunities because of their age are more likely to end up homeless.

Our Future Depends on Our Youths, But Our Present on Those With the Skills and Experience

There is no doubt about the fact that young people are the future of our nation; however, not only young people are having difficulties finding a job, but also those with experience and skills who are reaching the age of 50. That is why Frank Polo will focus a large part of his work on giving opportunities to young people and those over 50 years old.

It is a fact that not all of us can be doctors, dentists, or lawyers. And this is because not everyone wants to be a doctor, dentist, or lawyer. Therefore, those who did not have the opportunity or did not want to have white-collar jobs deserve the opportunity to have higher-paying jobs.

This is What Frank Polo Will Do To Provide Opportunities For Our Youths and People over 50.

Frank Polo will work with community leaders and organizations to provide opportunities for our youths and people over 50. Moreover, Frank will work diligently to encourage the private sector to take part in mentoring and employment programs. In addition, we will focus on obtaining federal grants to improve the employability of young adults and those reaching the age of 50. Frank Polo will focus especially on those who just graduated from high school and did not pursue a career and on those skilled workers who are denied opportunity for their advanced age.

About forty-three (43) percent of the jobs in our country are in the services, technical, sales, and administrative support branches. Therefore, Frank Polo’s office will work with the private sector to create new opportunities in these areas. We’ll find training opportunities for students who have dropped out of college and those who don’t finish high school as well as for those who are denied opportunities for their age. This way, Frank Polo will provide better opportunities for our youth and those reaching 50 years of age.

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Frank Polo: Defender of Justice and our Community

Frank Polo is a passionate advocate for integrity and accountability in government. Known for his unwavering stance against corruption, Frank has consistently called out abuses within the court system, political parties, and government. His mission is simple: fight for justice and defend the values that make America great.

Frank Polo in the community.
Frank Polo in the community.
The Influence of the Mariel Boatlift on Frank Polo
The Influence of the Mariel Boatlift on Frank Polo. Picture from https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/98693

Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Frank Polo grew up in Ciego de Ávila. At just eight years old, he witnessed the Cuban government’s abuse of Cubans emigrating to the U.S. during the Mariel Exodus, which sparked his commitment to fighting injustice.

At 22, after enduring persecution, Frank risked everything to escape Cuba on a makeshift raft. Although intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and taken to Guantanamo Bay, he used this time to learn English and prepare for his new life in the United States.

Frank Polo at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Frank Polo at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Early Voting Information

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The following are the dates, hours, and places located in or near District 27. You will be able to vote in any of those places during the Early Voting window which is from August 10, 2024, through August 17, 2024. After that date, you will have one last chance to vote on August 20, 2024. Please, notice that on August 20, you can vote at the precinct printed on your voting card.

  • Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center
    405 University Drive
    Coral Gables, FL 33134
    This one replaces the Coral Gable Public Library
  • Stephen P. Clark Gov’t Center
    (Elections Branch Office)
    111 NW 1ST Street (Lobby)
    Miami, FL 33128
  • Coral Reef Branch Library
    9211 SW 152ND Street
    Miami, FL 33157
  • Elections Department (Main Office)
    2700 NW 87TH Avenue
    Doral, FL 33172
  • Florida International University
    (Student Academic Success Center)
    11200 SW 8TH Street
    Miami, FL 33199
    (Entrance on SW 107TH Avenue and SW 16TH Street)
  • Historic Garage
    3250 S Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129
    (Same property as the former Museum of Science – as
    you enter on the right-hand side)
  • Kendall Branch Library
    9101 SW 97TH Avenue
    Miami, FL 33176
  • Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
    (The Fascell Conference Center)
    11011 SW 104TH Street – Building K
    Miami, FL 33176
    (Entrance on SW 104TH Street and SW 113TH Place)
  • Westchester Regional Library
    9445 SW 24TH Street
    Miami, FL 33165
  • West Miami Community Center
    901 SW 62ND Avenue
    West Miami, FL 33144
  • South Dade Regional Library
    10750 SW 211TH Street
    Cutler Bay, FL 33189
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Frank Polo: “Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar Laughed at Our Latino Community With Her ‘Dignity Act.’”

Miami, FL – Today, Republican candidate Frank Polo condemned Maria Elvira Salazar for proposing an immigration reform that she knows would not go anywhere and will incentivize illegal immigration.

Frank Polo made the following statement:

“We, Republicans, believe that immigration reform is necessary, but we must produce a plan which stops illegal immigration once and for all and is in the best interest of America. Unlike Salazar’s proposal, my immigration proposal would not encourage immigrants to enter the country illegally and will make crossing the border illegally, a felony punishable with jail and permanent deportation.

The plan will also allow those immigrants who can prove they have been in the U.S. for at least three years, to obtain a temporary work permit. After that period of time, those with a consistent work history and clean criminal record will be eligible for an extension of three more years up to two times. After a third extension, they will receive a path to citizenship. Those who cannot show such a record will have to leave the country and reapply for legal admission from their country of origin. Those who don’t show such a record and decide to stay illegally in the country would be committing a felony punishable with jail and permanent deportation.

Maria Elvira’s proposal will give citizenship to people who have yet to even enter the United States, as long as they are willing to be taxed and pay a fee for staying in the country. My plan is solely for people who have already been in the country for at least three years, and anyone crossing the border illegally after the enactment of the Act would have committed a felony punishable with jail and permanent deportation.

Immigrants in Miami-Dade contribute immensely to our economy and improve the fabric of our society. Without immigration to FL-27, our congressional district would not have the rich culture that it has today. Therefore, we must help those who want to contribute to our society and are already here.

Frank Polo is available for interviews. If interested, please email Michael Hernandez at press@frankpolo.com

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Frank Polo: RINO’s Are Undermining Gov DeSantis

Miami, FL – Today, Republican congressional candidate Frank Polo praised Governor DeSantis for vetoing the maps proposed by the Florida Legislature.

Frank Polo made the following statement:

“The congressional maps proposed by Speaker Sprowls are weak and ensure the Democrats hold seats in the legislature that they otherwise would not have. It is the responsibility of the Republican leadership in the legislature to propose maps that guarantee as many Republican seats in Florida as possible.

Over the past few months, we have witnessed far-left gerrymandering on full display in states like Nevada, Illinois, and New York. We as Republicans, within the legal boundaries imposed by law, ought to fight back by drawing the lines that assure that we hold a sizeable majority of the seats come the swearing-in for the 118th Congress.

RINO Maria Elvira Salazar and many other congressmen from Florida have been silent on this issue. We need representatives with a backbone. Anthony Sabatini is the only state legislator that has stood up to Speaker Sprowls. If we had more Sabatini’s in the legislature, then we’d already have a sensible map brought to the Governor’s desk.

When I left Cuba in my early twenties, I came to the United States with hopes, dreams, and a yearning for liberty. I did not come here to watch fake Republicans acquiesce to the far-left Democrats on congressional maps that favor incumbents and the special interests that control them. I call on all Republicans in the Florida State Legislature to support Governor DeSantis and bring him a map that gives us more Republican seats for the next Congress.

Frank Polo is available for interviews. If interested, please email Michael Hernandez at Press@FrankPolo.com or call him at (305) 209-7074. You can find more information on Polo’s campaign at https://FrankPolo.com.

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Frank Polo: Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar Is A National Security Threat

Miami, FL – Today, Republican candidate Frank Polo condemned Maria Elvira Salazar for the national security threat that she poses to our constitutional republic.

Frank Polo made the following statement:

“RINO Maria Elvira Salazar supports open borders, voted for gun control, and wants a no-fly zone in Ukraine that would lead to a military conflict with Russia. While on Tucker Carlson’s show, RINO Salazar showed that her foreign policy views are dangerous. She proposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, while our own borders are undefended in a way that incites illegal immigration, human smuggling, and continued open border policies.

Before her election to the House of Representatives in 2020, RINO Salazar traveled to Cuba more than fifty times to open a press bureau in Havana with the help of Edmundo Garcia, a well-known admirer and supporter of Fidel Castro. Salazar also referred to evil dictator Fidel Castro as ‘Comandante’ and praised the communist terrorist Che Guevara.

RINO Maria Elvira Salazar is a national security threat and a liability. I am running in the Republican primary to ensure that the people of Florida’s 27th congressional district have a representative that stands up for our America First values, defends the Constitution of the United States, and holds the infiltrated Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan communists to account.

I fled communist Cuba to the United States when I was twenty-three years old. I know first-hand the trials and suffering that take place under tyrannical regimes. If we do not take the United States back from the terrorist sympathizers, we will go down the same path as Cuba.”

Frank Polo

Frank Polo is available for interviews. If interested, please email Michael Hernandez at press@frankpolo.com

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POLO STANDS WITH OUR MILITARY & SUPPORTS OUR VETERANS

Politics do not belong in the military, and no politician should ever doubt about supporting the men and women who sacrifice everything to preserve our freedom.  Having a superior and ready military prevents wars. Peace through strength is the best way to prevent never-ending military incursion into conflict areas. Our primary focus should be military readiness and superiority concerning countries like China and Russia, but not imposing Critical Race Theory (“CRT”) and gender ideology on our brave soldiers.

Our brave men and women stand against tyranny in the name of freedom and do not deserve to experience tyrannical imposition of political doctrines from those that they are defending. Our soldiers sacrifice their freedom for the freedom of all of us in America; consequently, we must do a far better job standing and providing for our veterans here at home!

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FRANK POLO WILL STAND AGAINST THOSE VIOLATING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT

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The day that we consent to be censored by our government we will have lost all right to think, speak, and act freely, which is a fundamental right protected by our constitution. We cannot tolerate Censorship in America. Polo will fight to prevent censorship from becoming the norm.


Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board (“Ministry of Truth”) was a governmental attempt to infringe on our right to free speech which must not be tolerated.
The First Amendment guarantees us the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, the right to assemble peaceably, and the right to address our grievances with those we have yielded a limited amount of power.

We currently have rogue un-American elected officials who believe that coming after political enemies is fine so long as they have the power to do so. Some people within our institution believe that abusing their power is just fine and want us to accept such wrongful behavior as the norm. The current administration supports such erroneous behavior, and the administration appears to be determined to undermine our God-given freedoms.


Moreover, Social Media companies abused the status & protections afforded them by Section 230 to push the democrat agenda and narrative, seemingly targeting opposing voices to their selected narrative. Consequently, we must re-evaluate liability protection to protect the constitutional rights of every American citizen and prevent those companies from abusing the people’s constitutional rights.

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FRANK POLO WILL FIGHT TO REDUCE FOREIGN INFILTRATION IN AMERICA

The Wasp Network, That Killed Americans And Plotted A Terror Attack On Us Soil, Were Not The Castro Regime’s Last Soldiers Of The Cold War. Picture from https://www.cubacenter.org/

While no other politician in South Florida dared to stand against the Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan infiltration in the United States, Polo raised his voice against that issue in the name of U.S. National security.

As the article published in Cubacenter.org says “The Wasp Network, That Killed Americans And Plotted A Terror Attack On Us Soil, Were Not The Castro Regime’s Last Soldiers Of The Cold War.”

None of our previous representatives that came before Polo dared to bring to the attention of Congress the pressing need for the U.S. to stop the Cuban infiltration using the 20,000 visas that Clinton granted to the Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro in 1995. Moreover, our Southern border has become another point of entrance for foreign intelligence services agents who later operate in the U.S. to undermine our electoral system, influence the election of Federal politicians, judges, and the nominations of advisors to important U.S. governmental positions.

The dictatorships of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua represent a threat to our national security and they must be treated as such.

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FRANK POLO WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT

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As a Cuban who was born and raised in a tyrannical government, the protection of the Second Amendment is fundamental to Polo. The popular belief that the function of the Second Amendment is hunting, or protecting us against our neighbors is erroneous. Its primary function is to protect “We The People” from a tyrannical government. 

The constitution is clear when it states, “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, SHALL not be infringed” (James Madison). Every society developing into socialism, authoritarianism, or for that matter communism has a fundamental need to restrict or eliminate any kind of access to arms. In a society where the people have the right to keep and bear arms, the implementation of a communist regime is almost impossible. Therefore, it is paramount that we protect our Second Amendment Right to protect our society and our way of life.

Why do socialists like Maria Elvira Salazar want to prevent you from having access to keep and bear arms? The answer is contained in history and the words of some of the greatest presidents we had:

“To disarm the people…[i]s the most effectual way to enslave them.”

George Mason. Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, June 14, 1788

“The ultimate authority…resides in the people alone…The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation…forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition.”

James Madison

“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.”

Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 20, 1787

“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”

Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, January 30, 1787

“The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”

Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776

“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”

William Pitt (the Younger), Speech in the House of Commons, November 18, 1783
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FRANK POLO WILL STAND FOR THE UNBORN

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There is no doubt about life being an inalienable God-given gift; therefore, only he may take it away. We must defend the pre-born and preserve their right to life. Federal funding to any institution that participates directly or indirectly in the murder of the pre-born must be prohibited.

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.”

Deuteronomy 30:19

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

Jeremiah 1:5

“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”

Psalms 127:3
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FRANK POLO WILL FIGHT TO SECURE OUR BORDERS.

A Border Patrol agent apprehends immigrants shortly after they crossed the border from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on March 26. latimes.com (Loren Elliott / AFP/Getty Images)

The foreign policy power, found in Article I and Article II of the U.S. Constitution, gives the Federal government the power to regulate our immigration procedures. For many years, Polo has warned the Federal authorities about the potential national security implications of having an open border that permits foreign Nicaraguan, Venezuelan, and Cuban intelligence agents to freely come to operate inside our borders.

As an Immigrant himself, Polo understands the need for immigration reform and he will fight to make this a reality. However, Polo also understands that any talking about immigration reform must happen after our border is secured. Furthermore, we have immigration laws that our current administration is instructing agencies to ignore, and that is unacceptable.

Legal immigration and expeditious processing of legal immigrants should be encouraged. Polo blames the current administration for encouraging lawless behavior and exposing kids and women to the horrors of trafficking, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation.

Once the border is secured, to prevent any party from using our immigrants as a voting trophy, any proposal for immigration reform must be with the express removal of the right to vote in consideration for obtaining all other benefits associated with the legalization.

The left’s argument about the right to vote as an absolute right for U.S. Citizens, to justify voting without ID, is baseless and frivolous. The Federal and State governments cannot infringe on the right to vote only in limited circumstances. Since the enactment of the 14th Amendment, the U.S. Constitution has been amended four more times to prohibit states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (15th), sex (19th), failure to pay poll tax (24th), and age, 18 years and older (26th). No other enumerated factors are preventing the Federal or State governments from removing the right to vote based on other conditions. Therefore, limiting the right to vote to those with proper ID, and those who crossed the border illegally is not a violation of any constitutional right.

No constitutional provision asserts that there is a right to vote. The existing provisions assert that the states cannot deny the right to vote based on the above-mentioned criteria.

We must FINISH THE WALL & SECURE OUR BORDER to protect America from our foreign enemies.

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FRANK POLO WILL FIGHT FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY

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America has always been known for having free and fair elections until now.  There is a common consensus among many Americans who believe the 2020 election was fraudulent and thus stolen. This should be unacceptable to any person who believes in freedom and our electoral system.  So long as we cannot say that our elections are secured, and perceived as secure, we will no longer be able to say we have a free and fair election system.

To secure our electoral process and restore public trust we must take the following steps.

  1. Require, at the state level, every voter to have and present a voter ID at the time of voting. The radical argument about voter suppression is insane and baseless. Democrats do not complain when we all have to present an ID to board an airplane, and they shouldn’t protest when we request the same for voting.
  2. We must stop the push of Democrats to federalize elections by removing the power of states to conduct, control, and regulate their elections.
  3. We must prevent fraudulent manipulation of computer software to alter election results.

By Federalizing elections, the Democrats want to:

  1. Have automatic and same-day voter registration;
  2. require the states to have a vote by mail and early voting;
  3. override state voter ID laws and
  4. establishing a new taxpayer-funded campaign ATM that would ensure certain candidates receive millions of dollars in federal taxpayer dollars.

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FRANK POLO WILL PROMOTE BETTER AND MORE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUTH

SCHOOL RETENTION

Proper education is the primary support for our future workforce. Nevertheless, school retention in District 27 continues to be one of the lowest in Miami-Dade. Consequently, Frank Polo’s office will create an incentive-based program to promote school retention from high school to college.

LOWER-INTEREST STUDENT LOANS

The previously mentioned program will reduce the total amount of student loans the students will have to pay upon graduation. Therefore, this will create an incentive for students not to drop out of school. Additionally, it will reduce the interest on student loans.

NO INDOCTRINATION IN EDUCATION

No indoctrination of any kind should be permitted in schools. When we leave our children at school, we expect them free of any harm. In my opinion, children’s political, sexual, and racial indoctrination are other forms of psychological child abuse. I will seek to pass legislation, which will prevent student indoctrination. This legislation will also make school districts liable for permitting political indoctrination in public schools.

EDUCATION & PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Frank Polo’s office will bring federal funds to promote entrepreneurship among students who finish a career and can’t find a job. Polo will promote a program to incentivize entrepreneurship from an early age among the youngest students.

LOWERING THE COST OF QUALITY EDUCATION

Additionally, my office will support a Federal coupon program similar to the one Florida has implemented. This will allow more low-income parents to send their children to the school of their choice. Moreover, the parents will not have to worry about the zip code where they live.

IMPROVING READING SKILLS

I support President Trump’s proposal to return the optional reading/studies of the Bible to public schools. Parents should be free to decide if they want their children to read the Bible or any other books. Whether they are religious or non-religious is irrelevant. What is important is for the children to engage in reading at least an hour per day at school. Reading will greatly benefit the children to develop better reading skills.

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MARIA ELVIRA, THE CUBAN DICTATORSHIP, AND THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENTS OF JANUARY 6. 2021.

By: Frank Polo

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Image obtained from the Miami Herald. U.S Reps. Carlos Gimenez, Maria Elvira Salazar, y Mario Diaz-Balart, de izquierda a derecha.

To understand what I believe to be the connection between Maria Elvira, the Cuban Dictatorship, and the truth behind the formation of a commission to investigate the incidents of January 6, 2021, we must first understand what President Trump represents to the future of America.

President Trump came into America’s political history like the underdog, the person no one ever took seriously. Nevertheless, his message was what the American people were waiting for, for many years. President’s Trump message was the message of someone that wanted to unite the Republic and make the Republic “Great Again.” That was a message that did not resound well with either the Republican or Democrat in either party’s establishment. Nonetheless, it was a message that moved millions of people who aligned with his vision of a better America for all.

Why did his message of making “America Great Again” did not resound well with Republicans? Well, the Republican party has been under silent attack for many years. The world’s communist movements have silently infiltrated every inch of our Political System since years before the end of the communist system in the Soviet Union. Many people believe the Socialist block disappeared. When that belief may be partially right, it is not 100% right. The Soviet Union did disappear, but not their sophisticated espionage machinery.

Let’s go back in history for a minute. On December 26, 1991, the former Soviet Union ceased to exist. Nevertheless, the old members of the Russian Intelligence Services, better known as the KGB, silently became what we all know as the Russian Oligarchs. The Russian Oligarchs are those with extensive capital and power within Russia.

One clear and perfect example was Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev. He was an officer in the First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence) of the Soviet Union′s KGB and later one of the KGB’s successor agencies, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Suddenly, according to Forbes magazine, Lebedev was worth in early 2008 U.S. $ 3.1 billion. Forbes listed him as he was one of the golden 100 top Russian billionaires. Still, in 2012, Forbes was listing him as a billionaire with the U.S. $ 1.1 Billion. His fortune origins are unknown. However, it is not hard to imagine where his fortune may be coming from for those who lived under a communist regime. Communists engage in whatever while they are part of the dictatorship. Smuggling of drugs, people, and humans are some of those activities they engage in. Not surprisingly to anyone, Lebedev, owns, in Russia, 15% of Aeroflot (the national airline), National Reserve Corporation (NRC), and Novaya Gazeta, which is a Russian Newspaper. This person is a powerful force within Russia with a strong voice in national politics. But a more interesting fact about Mr. Lebedev’s business is that he owns two newspapers in the United Kingdom.

Not that I have evidence to talk about Lebedev’s fortune origins, but it does not seem to be clear where it may be coming from. Why would someone that lives in Russia want to have a Newspaper in the UK? Having two newspapers in the UK gives Lebedev political and influential power. This could be a form, not only to get into politics in a foreign country but to manipulate politics within the borders of one of the most important allies we have.

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Many of Those Could, in fact, be Indirectly Financed by Cuba

As you may have noticed, there is a substantial number of Cuban digital newspapers popping up in Miami in the last 20 years. While no all of them, or at least I hope so, most of them are financed by the Cuban dictatorship. Nevertheless, the traditional meaning of financing does not apply to those newspapers. Erroneously, the Cuban diaspora has traditionally believed that the Cuban regime was taking money from all the figureheads they have in foreign countries and the U.S., and they were using the money to finance their decadent economy. That would be a great mistake and an easy way to follow the money, and easier to find out who those figureheads are.

No, the game has been different for more than 60 years. Those figureheads have retained their earning in the U.S., to serve their master from the United States of America and other countries. Therefore, when they need money to finance a rally to remove the embargo, the money does not have to come from outside the United States. When they need money to support a candidate, the money does not have to come from outside the United States, which is illegal. When they need to finance someone that just arrived to create a television show, the money does not have to come from outside the United States. While you were working to create a better future for your family with no time to get involved in politics, they were building this monster. That machinery is behind national and local politics.

Those of us who have lived under communism know that the Media is the essential tool that communist control, leaving no space for competition in that field. Let us remember one of the first steps of Fidel Castro nationalized in Cuba was the Radio and Television stations. Moreover, the communist realized the power of the internet from the beginning. Therefore, they have developed what is called cyber-guerrillas. Those are huge armies of influencers and people related to the news and the entertainment world. Those cyber-guerrillas are used to support the meddling with elections by supporting U.S. Candidates for election and manipulating opinions in social media. In the case of Cuba, part of the cyber-guerrilla’s operation remains in Havana, and another part remains in foreign countries like Canada and the U.S. The ones in the US, run the platform, and all the support, including followers and cyber-soldiers, stay in Havana.

There is where Donald J. Trump Jr. comes into play. Trump represents the defense of those values that this country lost. While we were busy working hard to provide for our families, the well-oiled machinery of Communism was growing tentacles into our institutions. Trump was a wake-up call to America. It was a wake-up call that threatened to destroy what the Communists had silently built in many years of infiltration. It is a natural reaction of communists to try to strike back as they did with Trump. Creating a commission to investigate the successes of January 6, 2021, was nothing else than a witch hunt.

Be aware! Like rats are the first fleeing a sinking ship, when the witch-hunting season arrives, the hunters must come out of hiding. This is not an exception to the rule. Keep an eye for them, and you will see them asking for more Gun Control, supporting their Sandinista ex-husband to become the Nicaraguan Puppet of Daniel Ortega, and more importantly, voting with Democrats to create January 6, 2021, commission. I didn’t say, Maria Elvira Salazar, did I?

Let us be honest … the events of January 6 were ugly, incorrect, improper, and probably even criminal. You can call it as many things as you want, but it was not an attempt to overthrow the U.S. President. History talks more than words. Let’s go back in history and find out what happened when the capital was truly attacked by enemies of our country. Let’s find out, also, how many commissions were created to investigate the successes.

On March 1, 1954, four Me Puerto Rican Americans fired guns in the House of Representatives. In that incident, they injured five congressmen. They were armed, unliked the people that participated in the January 6 incidents, and they kill congresspeople. Things that did not happen on January 6, 2021. But to make this more concerning, the four shooters received prison sentences. Nevertheless, a Democrat President, Jimmy Carter, commuted one of their sentences in 1977 and granted clemency to the other three in 1979. Congress did not ask for the creation of any commission to investigate the incidents.

About twenty years later, on March 1, 1971, a bomb was planted and exploded in the Capitol building. The explosion caused not injure to person but created about $300,000 in damages. A group calling itself the Weather Underground claimed to be the intellectual actors of the bombing. Like before, no congress did not create a commission to investigate the incidents.

On November 7, 1983, a bomb tore through the second floor of the Senate wing of the Capitol. Like in previous incidents, there was no one harmed, but it caused an estimated $250,000 in damages. A terrorist group calling itself the Armed Resistance Unit later claimed responsibility for the attack. Seven people were arrested later in connection with the attack but not commission to investigate was created.

Clearly, behind the creation of a commission was a witch-hunting to destroy Trump’s chance to become a president in 2024. Contrary to what many may think, the hand of international intelligence services is behind the insistence of Democrats, and some Republicans, to create the commission. Don’t allow Maria Elvira to lie to you when she said she voted because it was part of a negotiation. Like always, she is lying to your face. President Trump requested congresspeople to united and not to vote for a commission. Maybe, Maria Elvira had orders from Huston (Havana) to sink the ship by voting to create the commission and betray our president.

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Maria Elvira Salazar. Is This More of the Same?

Maria Elvira Salazar & The Family Reunification. Is it More of the Same?
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On April 20, 2021, Maria Elvira Salazar and Mario Diaz-Balart presented in Miami a proposal to introduce a bill in Congress that would jump-start the Federal program that helps Cuban families reunify. The plan proposes resuming consular services on the island from Guantánamo Bay. Seemly, they took this action to silence a group of Cuban residents and American Citizens who asked Maria Elvira to make good on her campaign promise to help them with family reunification. Those complaints on Twitter forced Maria Elvira and Mario to put out this proposal that seems more like a joke than a serious proposition. Let’s discuss why this proposal is nothing else than another of the lies of Maria Elvira Salazar.

Why Maria Elvira is Not Honest to us.

There are multiple reasons that make me believe that this reunification plan is just a bogus attempt to distract people from the real problem, reunification.

First, I don’t believe that Maria Elvira would do something the Cuban dictatorship doesn’t want her to do, and history shows this. Second, the proposition is far away from being reasonable or even plausible. Lastly, the intricate process of accomplishing such a proposal makes the process slower, and it may even take years until it becomes law.

The Value of Campaign Promises to Maria Elvira

False promises seem to be the hallmark of Maria Elvira’s personality. During her campaign in 2020, Maria Elvira Salazar promised voters that if they were to donate 5 dollars she was making sure to fight in Congress for the Cuban family’s reunification. Nevertheless, after multiple months of daily petitions to the congresswoman, Maria Elvira was still ignoring her promise and those petitions.

In this video found on media, Maria Elvira Salazar asks for 5 dollars to help her get to Congress. In the video, she said that in exchange she would become the voice of those families. Even when I hope our congresspeople are serious about helping those families, I am still skeptical about their goodwill.

Would Maria Elvira do Something That The Cuban Dictators Would Not Approve?

I always believed that Family Reunification is essential to all immigrants who escaped a Communist regime. But, we must be clear that we will never achieve this with Castro’s puppet as an intermediary unless the Cuban embassy is opened in Havana, which is what the Cuban dictators are looking for. Therefore, as soon as I heard the plan, I got the feeling that I was walking into one more of Maria Elvira’s daily shows, like those she hosts on Twitter every day. Granted, Maria Elvira has histrionic skills like no other, especially when it comes to lying to people. Let us remember that this is the same Maria Elvira Salazar who called the murderer of Fidel Castro “comandante.” During the same interview, Maria Elvira calls Castro a “Revolutionary for Excellence.” Moreover, she also used to contemptuously talk about the Cuban community which now she says to defend and love.

Moreover, she was the one honored and privileged to have the DNA of Che Guevara next to her. Nevertheless, when it was time to run for congress, the anticommunist by excellence. Of course, all this with the support of the Cuban official newspaper Granma. The official Communist Party’s newspaper has continuously uplifted the decadent image of Maria Elvira. But, why would Granma insist on painting Maria Elvira and other influences in Miami as the real anti-communist? As we know, and the dictatorship knows, even bad advertising is good advertising. This is true, especially if the advertising is painting you as an anticommunist and enemy of the Cuban dictator. The Dictatorship knows that, but they need to enhance the figure of these people in front of Miami’s community. Moreover, what is Maria Elvira’s obsession with being an anti-communist when we all know she is not?

I think the answer to those questions does not take too much thinking.

Is This a Reasonable Plan, or Just a Silencer for Those Raising Their Voice and Demanding Solutions?

What is behind the propagandistic “bipartisan bill” that Maria Elvira wants to introduce in Congress? I believe that this is nothing else than a way to silence those claiming that Maria Elvira has betrayed them. She knows Congress is predominantly a Democrat. In a predominantly Democrat congress, Republicans always have a hard time passing laws. Therefore, she knows that approving such a proposal would take many months, if not years.

Moreover, she knows that Cuba would never accept anything else but the opening of the Cuban Embassy in Havana. Cuba will not allow family reunification to occur at GITMO. If that were to happen, they would have no humanitarian argument to ask for the reopening of the Cuban embassy.

Additionally, the law’s approval process is difficult. Some bills, depending on the interest of Congress, receive streamlined processing before others. I don’t honestly think the issue of Cuban family reunification is a bill that the House will want to prioritize.

But, What is the Process to Create a Laws?

The law creation process is as follows:
The Laws are initially some representative’s ideas. The representative (the bill’s sponsor) puts forward those ideas. They send the bill to a committee for study. If the committee releases the bill, then the bill goes onto a calendar for voting, debating, or amending it. If the bill passes by a simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.

In the Senate, the process begins again. Another committee receives the bill and, if they release the bill, it goes to a debate and voting. Once more, a simple majority (51 of 100) passes the bill. Assuming that the Republicans don’t want the bill to pass, they must use the filibuster. The Democrats can prevent this from happening only if the Democrats have the 60 votes needed to circumvent the filibuster.

This is Just the Beginning.

Later, a bipartisan senatorial conference committee works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval. The Government Printing Office prints the revised project in a process called enrolling.

Finally, the President has 10 days to sign or veto the enrolled bill. The president does not have the choice to remove or add things to it. He must either sign it all or veto it all. So, there are a few last questions for us to answer. How come, Maria Elvira still has the nerve to call the press and engage in such a deceitful act? Like I always say, I hope I was mistaken, and she does what is just proper and necessary.

In other words, the next election cycle may come while Maria Elvira is still sitting on the bill. I hope this is not what she is planning, but it seems like it.

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