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FACT CHECK: Rick Scott’s Claim That He Has Been An Advocate For Florida’s Hispanic Community

CLAIM: Rick Scott says he has been an advocate for Florida’s Hispanic community.

FACTS: Rick Scott has a history of disrespecting Hispanics and cutting opportunity for Florida’s Hispanic community. As a businessman, Scott refused to hire a well-qualified Hispanic applicant because of his accent. Now as a governor,Scott slashed public school funding, vetoed a bipartisan bill to let Dreamers get driver’s licenses, cut the Bright Futures scholarships that let kids lift themselves up, and promised to bring an Arizona-style immigration law to Florida. Rick Scott is putting taxpayer handouts for the wealthy special interests first, and opportunity for Florida’s Hispanic community last.

 

RECLAMO: Rick Scott dice que él ha sido un defensor de la comunidad hispana de la Florida.

HECHOS: Rick Scott tiene un historial de irrespeto por los hispanos y de recortar las oportunidades de la comunidad hispana de la Florida. Como empresario, Scott se rehusó a emplear a un hispano bien calificado debido a su acento. Ahora como gobernador, Scott recortó drásticamente el financiamiento a las escuelas públicas, vetó un proyecto de ley bipartidista para dejar que los Dreamers obtuvieran licencias de conducir, recortó las becas Bright Futures que permitían a los niños y jóvenes prosperar por sí mismos, y prometió traer una ley migratoria al estilo de Arizona a la Florida. Rick Scott está colocando favores con el dinero de los contribuyentes para los intereses especiales adinerados en primer lugar y las oportunidades para la comunidad hispana de la Florida en último lugar.

 

CHECK THE FACTS:

[Sun-Sentinel, 8/5/10]

[Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/13]

[Sun-Sentinel, 5/12/14]

[Fox News, 6/4/10]

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