For Mountain View's new interim fire chief, perhaps more than anyone else in the city, the news had huge significance. Juan Diaz is a former Cuban refugee.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 12:13 PM
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From Cuban refugee to interim fire chief
Original post made on Apr 21, 2015
For Mountain View's new interim fire chief, perhaps more than anyone else in the city, the news had huge significance. Juan Diaz is a former Cuban refugee.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 12:13 PM
Comments (3)
Posted by Doug Pearson
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Apr 21, 2015 at 5:34 pm
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Apr 21, 2015 at 5:34 pm
"I do sympathize with the view that we shouldn't be dealing with a totalitarian government, but I also think that opening dialogue, it'll allow the Cuban government to consider other options," Diaz said. "When something hasn't worked for 50 years, you might want to try other options."
Also, we "dealt with" the totalitarian head of Cuba before he was overthrown and we are dealing with numerous totalitarian governments today--not least Russia and China.
We can't avoid dealing with totalitarian governments, we just have to be sure we don't make matters worse in those nations--aye, there's the rub.
Posted by Big difference
a resident of Bailey Park
on Apr 21, 2015 at 6:08 pm
a resident of Bailey Park
on Apr 21, 2015 at 6:08 pm
Big difference between illegal immigrants and legal immigrants. I have every praise and respect for people coming to this country legally. It's the illegals that are the problem.
Posted by Differenceisimnotracistlikeyou
a resident of Jackson Park
on Apr 21, 2015 at 6:45 pm
a resident of Jackson Park
on Apr 21, 2015 at 6:45 pm
[Post removed; state your argument but don't attack other posters]
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