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117th Congress

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Dem Rep. Wilson: 'Inhumane' to Deport Haitians to Haiti - U.S. Has Obligation to Take Them In

BreitBart / Pam Key / September 23, 2021

Thursday on CNN's "The Lead," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) called it "inhumane" to deport Haitian migrants back to a country that cannot accept them.

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Democrats oversee Haiti deportations and stalled immigration changes, angering advocates

Miami Herald / Alex Daugherty / September 20, 2021

Mike Fernandez, a Miami billionaire and political megadonor who left the Republican Party to pursue bipartisan immigration reform, smiled into the camera last week as he announced his support for a Democrat-only plan to provide citizenship for millions of unauthorized immigrants.

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Don't Stop Believing

The French author, historian and philosopher Voltaire once wrote that "faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." It is a sentiment I am certain several of my congressional colleagues have felt when week after week, I doggedly sought their support in the effort to secure the safe return of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who on April 14, 2014, were abducted from their boarding school by the terrorist group Boko Haram.


November 28, 2022
Op-ed

EDITORIAL: John Lewis May Be Smiling but Should We?

The Washington Informer / Editorial Board / August 25, 2021

Issues: Voting Rights

November 28, 2022
Florida officials discuss use of Zika funds amid heightened concerns

MIAMI (WSVN) - Florida officials are ready to take the next step in their battle against the Zika virus, and it could not come at a better time.

At a news conference, Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., met with community leaders and local professors to address concerns and discuss measures to eradicate the virus in the newest hot zone in the City of Miami, which was announced last Thursday.