Make no mistake: The news on Wednesday that the Trump administration was rescinding an extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans is exactly what Miami-Dade County voted for when it backed the president in last year’s election.
Sure, Trump’s immigration platform barely mentioned TPS — it was mostly focused on what he described as an “invasion” of migrants and painting people in the country illegally as threats to national security who need to be deported en masse. Most Americans were likely concerned about a minority of those migrants who have criminal records, not the people who received protected status because they come from countries in turmoil, as is the case of Venezuela under dictator Nicolas Maduro.
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