As part of the sanctions, the U.S. government has frozen the assets of five limited liability companies in Florida owned by Lopez.

While older generations of Cuban exiles are denouncing the president’s action, younger Cuban Americans welcome it.

Candidates, political organizations, and media companies are relying more and more on companies like Latino Decisions to track Latino voting trends and behavior.

Tens of thousands of Cuban and Central American immigrants have made Little Havana their first stop after arriving in Miami.

About 24 Hispanic Florida New Majority election canvassers gathered in Homestead, Fla. Their mission is to rally othersto the polls for the election in November and, they hope, build on momentum from the 2012 election, when a new wave of Hispanic voters helped Barack Obama win the state.

The ongoing back-and-forth volleys between Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia and his Republican opponent, Carlos Curbelo, over which one is more corrupt strongly suggests they will be in a nasty dogfight until Election Day.

With Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist virtually tied, Hispanic voters could determine who wins the state’s gubernatorial race. That’s why both candidates picked Hispanic running mates, according state Republican and and Democratic leaders.

Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the renewal of a trademark for Havana Club to the Cuban government.

Miami hasn’t seen a huge influx of Cuban migrants since the 1994 exodus that led to the current U.S. policy of turning away those fleeing the island who are intercepted at sea.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s campaign has said that he will go to communities that Republicans, sometimes to their detriment, have not gone to, including Latino neighborhoods.