Maria Corina Vegas moved her hands up and down to show her support for her country.
She said that if it weren't for the blood, sweat and tears of the Venezuela immigrants, the city wouldn't be where it is today.
Immigration activists from Miami gathered at the park to protest the flying of asylum seekers to Martha's Vineyard. The governor made a promise to the Cuban and Venezuela communities in Miami that he wouldn't send refugees out of the state.
Migrants were sent to Martha's Vineyard.
Vegas, the deputy state director of the American Business Immigration Coalition, said she was devastated by the governor's actions on the first day of Hispanic Heritage month.
She said the governor likes to pander to communities that have been traumatised by political persecution. It's a new low for this governor.
The economy needs immigrants more than ever. There is a dire need for workers in key sectors of the economy.
Businesses are struggling to find workers at a time whenImmigrants fill critical labor shortages in key industries.
Migrants were sent to Martha's Vineyard. Critics think the stunt is stupid.
Like many of her friends in the U.S., she didn't think she would ever leave her country. She didn't think about studying English.
According to the Florida Immigrant Coalition activist, more than six million people have left Venezuela because of Nicols Maduro.
She said in Spanish that they weren't leaving for no reason. We didn't produce immigrants. On vacations, we used to come to the U.S.
She left with her two daughters. Many other people from Venezuela make the trip to South Florida because they have family here.
In Spanish, he said, "It's not fair that Gov. DeSantis knows our story."
The Federal Campaign Lead Florida Immigrant Coalition sees the decision as a talking point.
The housing crisis is one of the issues that we need to solve in Florida.
In an interview with the Miami Herald, Mendez-Zamora said how they feel about immigrants. Nuez faced backlash after suggesting that Cubans who were in Florida illegally should be deported.
She told the Miami Herald that the curtain was coming down. They show that they are against all immigrants.