U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Broward/Palm Beach County Democrat recently visited Ghana, as part of an African trip by Vice President Kamala Harris. Cherfilus-McCormick, who saw where enslaved Africans were imprisoned before they were forcibly sent to the U.S., said the region is strategically important. And she championed Harris’s performance as vice president.
As Dreamers face an uncertain future in the court system and holders of Temporary Protected Status never know whether that status will be renewed, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick calls on her fellow members of Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for both groups.
South Florida's Haitian-American Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick tells WLRN how President Biden’s humanitarian parole program impacts Haitians, migrants and asylum seekers while families discuss the stress of going through it.
Broward’s three main members of Congress, all Democrats, called Tuesday for unity and pledged to seek common ground with Republicans up to a point. "We are a beautiful blue dot and we’re going to make sure that we spread those values."