- THE EPOCH TIMES
CubanAmerican vote: pro Trump and anti socialism. Cuban Americans Say Threat of Socialism Greatest Factor Affecting Their Vote.
MIAMI—The creeping threat of socialism and communism is a key theme repeatedly brought up by Cuban American voters in Miami—a significant voting block—who say the issue remains one of their top concerns heading into the November election.
Nearly 2.7 million individuals make up the Cuban diaspora in the United States, including those born in Cuba and those who report Cuban ancestry, according to the Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. While Cubans live all across the United States, about 77 percent reside in the Sunshine State.
The Epoch Times spoke to nearly three dozen Hispanic voters in Miami, the majority of whom are Cubans, as well as a small number of Venezuelans and Colombians. An overwhelming majority said they would vote for President Donald Trump, citing his hardline stance against communist regimes that some older voters had escaped. {loadpositin subscribe}
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