Immigration Activists Honor Joe Garcia 

Miami, FL—Today, activists and leaders in the South Florida Hispanic community gathered in the Westchester campaign office of former Congressman Joe Garcia to present him with a statue in honor of his work on behalf of immigrants, and to make phone calls to the community in support of his election.

“I’m honored by the recognition, and look forward to continuing our work on behalf of the immigrant and Hispanic communities,” said Joe Garcia, candidate for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. “In Congress, I led the fight for comprehensive immigration reform and plan to do so again for the sake of all the hard working immigrant families who make significant contributions to our economy and our community.”

​The statue, named Tejiendo la Bandera de Venezuela (or Sewing the Flag of Venezuela), symbolically shows a silhouetted woman repairing the Venezuelan flag. It was given to Garcia for his long history of standing up for Venezuelans and all immigrants.

Garcia was the sponsor of the last comprehensive immigration reform bill to be filed in the House. When the Republican leadership refused to hold a vote on the bill, Garcia led a group of Democratic lawmakers in asking President Obama to take action, which he did in the form of DAPA and DACA+.

In comparison, Curbelo has gone on radio to support legal action against deportation protection for millions of families. In the same interview, he flatly said he did “not support amnesty,” and called for the deportation of children and teenagers detained during the 2014 border crisis. In Congress, he continued to oppose the President’s use of executive actions over immigration. He is also a die-hard supporter of House Speaker Paul Ryan, even going as far as saying he is “always all-in for Paul Ryan.” The same Paul Ryan who pledged to take no action on immigration reform.

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