Miami has elected a Democrat as mayor for the first time in nearly three decades, marking a dramatic political shift in one of America’s most diverse and closely watched cities. The victory ends nearly 30 years of Republican control and signals possible changes in Miami’s approach to housing, public safety, climate resilience, and relations with immigrant communities.
00:00Wow this is a lot of a lot of microphones. Well good morning everyone. It was a very exciting day yesterday in the city of Miami. The residents decided to embark upon a different direction. One especially focused on making sure they get a city government that focuses on getting things done. That's going to mean for me a lot of work getting in there in the
00:29administration and looking for ways that the city can become more efficient, can serve its residents better, can make sure that we're operating in cost effective manner so that the people who live here get the government they deserve. A government that treats them as if they are customers. I am so honored that our incredibly beautiful diverse community selected me to take on this task in the coming years.
00:59And I, it feels heavy. I know that people are expecting a lot from the city of Miami and I promise to go to work every day and make sure that this city does deliver on the promise of the magic city.
01:18Right, the affordability crisis. We are the tip of the spear of the affordability crisis in America. We've got to build more affordable housing.
01:30We seem to have entered an epic where elected officials, very powerful elected officials use language that is demeaning, that is cruel, that is disrespectful about the people who live in the city of Miami.
01:54We are an immigrant city. We are an immigrant city. We have always been an immigrant city. And the people that live in the city of Miami need to know that not only will I serve all of them as mayor, but I will speak respectfully about them, about their families, about their contributions to our beautiful cultural fabric here, and more importantly, about their contributions to our beautiful cultural fabric.
02:19When I speak to our residents, it's not just about frustration. It's also about fear. They've never been afraid of their government before. And now they are. And there has not been a community meeting that I have gone to where I have not had someone come up,
02:22take, you know, give me a hug, whisper in my ear and say,
02:40now they are and there has not been a community meeting that I have gone to
02:46where I have not had someone come up take you know give me a hug whisper in
02:51my ear and say my brother was taken my uncle was taken sometimes they'll tell
02:57me it was to alligator Alcatraz sometimes they have no idea where their
03:01relative is and that first of all is so dehumanizing and and we all agree right
03:11we all want a strong border we want to know who's coming and leaving from our
03:15country that's how we're going to stay safe we all want a legal path to
03:20immigration so we can keep our economy strong that clears people and make sure
03:25that they are not a security risk to our country and so folks will say that all
03:31the time but what they don't want is a government that basically takes their
03:38family members away without due process and they have no idea what's happening
03:46con una reputación de corrupción de gritar de disrupción y cosas como así y transformarnos
04:01con una reputación de corrupción de corrupción y cosas como así yhando
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