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Venezuelan-American voters caught between Trump and Harris as election nears

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Venezuelan-Americans face tough choice in upcoming presidential race‚ split between economic concerns and immigration policies. Growing voter base in Florida could be key-factor for both candidates

At this weeks New York rally Donald Trump attacked his opponent Kamala Harris targeting Venezuelan migrants; his speech at Madison Square Garden showed his tough-stance on immigration

Kamala has imported criminal migrants from prisons and jails insane asylums and mental institutions from all around the world from Venezuela to the Congo

Trump stated to supporters

The Venezuelan-American community has grown six-fold in recent years (with over half-a-million people living in US by early 2020s). Florida became home to most Venezuelan immigrants; with Miami-Dade Broward and Orange counties having the biggest diaspora groups

  • Venezuela policy approach
  • Economic plans
  • Immigration stance
  • US-Venezuela sanctions

The Biden-Harris team tried working with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro last summer - offering to ease sanctions for fair elections However this deal failed when Maduro blocked opposition leader María Corina Machado from running

Adelys Ferro co-founder of Venezuelan American Caucus says community seeks strong leadership: “We want a messiah to come and save us - and we believe that messiah is going to be a strongman“

Young Venezuelan-Americans like Andres Fuenmayor (first-time voter) see immigration differently than older generations. His family left Caracas about 20 years ago - now hes concerned about Trumps tough immigration plans

Recent polls show Trump leading in Florida by 6 points but nationally Harris gets more Latino support. The community splits on economic issues: while Harris promises no tax raises for most Americans Trump promotes his tax-cuts and oil production boost

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