Protesters took to the streets to march against HB433

Construction and farmworkers in Florida protested against a newly enacted law that prevents cities and counties from implementing their own protections against extreme heat. The law disproportionately impacts Latino workers, who make up a large proportion of outdoor workers.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Many of them are Cuban and are either from the generation of or descended from people who fled Cuba when Batista was ousted, so they’ve clung onto the Republican party for being “anti-Communist.” And some of those people are rich and control Spanish-language media in the area, which converts others. Not to mention just good old word-of-mouth.

    Then, on top of that, there are the inroads evangelical Christians are making with Latinos.