SB 1070 Major Issue in Republican Primary Wins
Republican candidates who favor greater restrictions on immigration won races in Arizona and Florida.
Tag: Haitian voters
Fort Lauderdale: A Haitian American Feels Guilty for Not Being Able to Vote Obama
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Macollvie Jean-Francois, Sun Sentinel reporter. Something had to be done with those boys. As their parents voted inside a local church, the boys, about seven of them, ran around the parking lot and in an adjacent…
On Election Day, Feet In 2 Worlds Covers The Immigrant Vote
As America votes Tuesday, we will bring you reports from polling places in immigrant and ethnic neighborhoods across the U.S. Follow Election Day from the perspective of immigrant journalists in battleground states Florida and New Hampshire, as well as Illinois,…
Early Voting in North Miami: Long Lines and Lots of Patience
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL., NOV. 2 – By Macollvie Jean-François, Sun Sentinel reporter. On the day elections officials said would break turnout records, Marie St. Fort stood in line around the corner from a North Miami library, squinting into a harsh…
Haitians in South Florida: “Wi Nou Kapab” (Yes, We Can)
This story is by Macollvie Jean-François, a Haitian-American news reporter with the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. On a recent Thursday night at a Haitian restaurant near Fort Lauderdale, Karl Heintz held court at a table where he sat with…