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Clarification: Puerto Rico-Statehood story
Read full article: Clarification: Puerto Rico-Statehood storyIn a story published May 19, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a group of Democratic congress members on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a state or gain some sort of independence.
Congress designating Pulse massacre site a national memorial
Read full article: Congress designating Pulse massacre site a national memorialHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken a formal step toward sending a bill to President Joe Biden that designates the site of the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in American history as a national memorial.
Venezuelans in South Florida breathe sigh of relief as Biden grants temporary protected status
Read full article: Venezuelans in South Florida breathe sigh of relief as Biden grants temporary protected statusDORAL, Fla. – President Joe Biden’s administration granted Venezuelans who are living in the United States a Temporary Protected Status, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday. Helena Poleo said this impacts a large community of migrants in South Florida who fled the crisis in Venezuela. Venezuelan migrants’ advocates said this wasn’t enough and were counting on Biden to issue the protection. In the House, Rep. Darren Soto introduced the bipartisan Venezuela TPS Act of 2021 on Jan. 4. “The Biden Administration say okey, the Venezuelans are happy and I’m going to work on other things and now about Venezuela,” Andrade said.