The president of the Hispanic Democratic Caucus of Miami-Dade, Abel S. Delgado, announces that there will be more billboards like the one placed on the Palmetto Expressway, between Doral and Hialeah, calling the three Cuban-American congressmen (María Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Mario Díaz-Balart) and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, "traitors."
He pressures them in this way because he believes "it is necessary for them to use their power" so that Cuban immigrants who entered the United States legally are not deported by the Trump Administration, referring to those with I-220A and Humanitarian Parole.
In Delgado's opinion, the votes are so close in Congress that the votes of the representatives from Florida are decisive, which is why he believes the three congressmen should leverage that power for the benefit of the Cuban community.
Delgado made these statements in an interview granted to CiberCuba this Good Friday, in which he criticized the persecution of immigrants with I-220A and the revocation of Parole (currently halted by Boston Judge Indira Talwani), despite President Trump's campaign promise to target foreigners who remain illegally in the country or have committed crimes.
According to Abel S. Delgado, many voters feel betrayed and are approaching the Hispanic Democratic Caucus to say, "I didn't vote for this."
The billboard on the Palmetto Highway will be up for about a month, and the uproar it has caused has managed to bring to light the role that Republican representatives are expected to play in curbing the persecution of Cubans who entered the U.S. legally.
As soon as the billboard went viral, Cubans with I-220 A responded with another billboard identifying Fidel Castro and Raúl Castro, Díaz-Canel, Maduro, Chávez, and Ortega as the real traitors.
Abel S. Delgado has gone so far as to compare those who deport Cubans to dictators, although he acknowledges that the politicians in Florida have been elected democratically, unlike dictators.
When asked whether Obama is a traitor for eliminating "Wet Foot, Dry Foot," Abel Delgado admitted that he disagreed with that decision made by the Democratic president, but he also does not agree that President Joe Biden should be held responsible for leaving Cubans with I-220A and Parole in legal limbo.
Regarding the deportation of communists to Cuba, Delgado had no objections because he believes that those who lie to enter the U.S., concealing their affiliation with the Communist Party of Cuba and also having held political responsibilities under the dictatorship, deserve to be deported.
What is clear is that the war of the billboards has just begun. This first one, which will be displayed for about a month, is red, Abel S. Delgado added, because red is the color of the Maga, but it is also the color of the Communist Party of Cuba.
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