Thomas Kennedy, Author at Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/author/tomaskennedy/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:55:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.latinorebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-lr-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Thomas Kennedy, Author at Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/author/tomaskennedy/ 32 32 31216860 DeSantis’ Hateful Record on Immigration (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/desantisimmigration/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/desantisimmigration/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:52:58 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210695 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has consistently adopted an aggressive and punitive stance against immigrants throughout his political career, including the use of harmful rhetoric and enacting bigoted legislation to the detriment of Florida’s economic well-being.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/desantisimmigration/feed/ 1 210695 Groups Sue DeSantis Over Anti-Immigrant Law (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/18/groupssuedesantis/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/18/groupssuedesantis/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:55:36 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209741 A group of civil rights organizations has filed a lawsuit against the DeSantis administration in Florida on behalf of the state's farmworkers, among other affected parties, in hopes of reversing a recently implemented anti-immigrant law.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/18/groupssuedesantis/feed/ 0 209741 DeSantis’ Crazy National Immigration Plan (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/06/27/desantisimmigrationplan/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/06/27/desantisimmigrationplan/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:57:34 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209202 At a campaign stop in Eagle Pass, Texas on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to bring his state's harsh anti-immigrant policies to the federal government if he becomes president.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/06/27/desantisimmigrationplan/feed/ 2 209202 The Legislative Attack on Immigrant Communities in Florida (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/17/legislativeattackimmigrantsflorida/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/17/legislativeattackimmigrantsflorida/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:46:50 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=207109 In late February, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a series of extreme anti-immigrant proposals for the upcoming legislative session, including repealing previous state laws that offered legal rights and protections to undocumented people

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/17/legislativeattackimmigrantsflorida/feed/ 20 207109 Florida’s Fascist Legislative Agenda (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/07/floridafascist/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/07/floridafascist/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:18:08 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=206754 The Florida Legislature has ceased to function as an independent body and instead serves as a rubber stamp for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the result of which is a slew of legislation that targets the vulnerable, diminishes civil liberties, and serves special interest groups at the expense of working people.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/07/floridafascist/feed/ 40 206754 Florida Democratic Party Needs to Get Its Act Together (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/11/14/floridademocraticparty/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/11/14/floridademocraticparty/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:18:45 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=202474 Florida Democrats can turn things around, but it will take a long-term plan, cohesive economic messaging that appeals to working people, year-round voter registration, permanent offices offering tangible services, and electing down-ballot candidates to build a bench.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/11/14/floridademocraticparty/feed/ 1 202474 Poor Debate Performance Shows Why Florida Governor Attacks Press (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/27/desantispressattacks/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/27/desantispressattacks/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:29:25 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=201726 For almost two years, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has gone to great lengths to insulate himself in press conferences that amount to nothing more than taxpayer-funded choreographies in which he is allowed to regurgitate his talking points unchallenged.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/27/desantispressattacks/feed/ 1 201726 Florida’s Property Insurance Crisis Is Even Worse After Hurricane Ian (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/03/floridainsurancecrisis/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/03/floridainsurancecrisis/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:45:32 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=200322 Floridians have the highest property-insurance rates in the nation, with the average premium of $4,231 nearly tripling the nationwide average of $1,544. The issue stems largely from a lack of financial regulation and out-of-control litigation, and has been made worse in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/03/floridainsurancecrisis/feed/ 4 200322 Republican Candidates Ditch Anti-Abortion Talk on Campaign Trail (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/09/07/gopantiabortiontalk/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/09/07/gopantiabortiontalk/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 21:22:23 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=198578 Across the country, in key battleground races in Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Arizona, and North Carolina, Republican candidates are scrubbing abortion language from their campaign websites to avoid alienating voters while stumping on the trail.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/09/07/gopantiabortiontalk/feed/ 0 198578 Florida Governor DeSantis’ Plan to Bus Cuban Migrants Red Meat for Extremists (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/08/26/desantisbussingmigrants/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/08/26/desantisbussingmigrants/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:29:56 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=198036 The busing of migrants was always nothing more than a taxpayer-funded stunt meant as red meat to the most extremist elements of the Republican base, who DeSantis is obsessed with pandering to as he weighs a possible presidential run in 2024.

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