Miami Herald Endorses Eliott Rodriguez?

The Miami Herald endorsed House District 27 Democratic candidate Eliott Rodriguez over Robin Peguero. Rodriquez told Glenna Milberg, host of WPLG-10’s This Week in South Florida, his stance regarding federal immigration enforcement.  Rodriguez stopped short of calling to entirely defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement but advocated for sweeping changes and severe budget oversight.

"We definitely need to take a very strong look at ICE," Rodriguez said questioning why the agency commands such a massive budget. "I would look at their budget very, very, very closely, and I would not — I don't want it to resemble anything of what it looks like now.”  Doesn’t this really sidestep the central issue of ICE’s mandate and actions being played out daily causing horror and fear in many of us? He focused on its budget?  Is this who we want representing us in Congress when they do not have the same disgusting and appalling reactions most of have toward ICE? Murdering and incarcerating people many without due process? If Rodriguez equivocates on this issue what will his positions be on others which Democrats, progressives, independent voters and even some Republicans see differently from conservatives?  The Miami Herald endorsed Rodriguez over Robin Peguero minimizing his fifteen years of congressional experience in Washington, D.C. and his credentials. He is a Harvard lawyer. He was Chief Of Staff for  Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), he was Investigative Counsel for the  House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, he was a Communications Specialist for Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and he was a Staff Assistant for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY). He was a homicide prosecutor in Miami-Dade and a federal prosecutor. Knowing how the system works in Congress is essential for being effective and achieving your goals. Eliott Rodriguez has none of this experience and none of these skills. Don’t we want an effective Representative to speak for us and achieve our goals? And someone who’s first reaction to ICE is not about their budget but about its despicable treatment of human beings? Hard to understand the Editorial Board’s choice.