Seventy-eight percent of the population are 18 years-old and over, and seventeen percent of the population are under 18 years. Ninety-eight percent of the population are one race, and a good one percent of the population are two or more races. Eighty-seven percent of the population are caucasian/white race, seven percent are African-American/ black race, two percent are asian, and the rest of the population are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, or some other race. Seventy percent are Hispanic ethnicity. There are a total of 230,199 households. The median household income is $50,118, and a mean income of $69,234. Ninety-nine percent of the population are not institutionalized, and eighty-three percent are health insurance covered. Sixty-six percent are associated with private health insurance, forty-two percent are associated with public health insurance, and only two percent of the population have no health coverage. (My Congressional …show more content…
Amnesty is the largest of these rewards and gives illegal aliens a way to citizenship or makes them instantly legal. Representative Diaz-Balart has voted in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens. Mario Diaz-Balart has a mixed voting record when it comes to giving illegal aliens further rewards and other incentives to come such as in-state tuition, educational benefits, welfare and health care services. On the issue of legal immigration Representative Mario Diaz-Balart has not yet voted on the visa lottery. Each year 50,000 names are chosen to come to the US legally without regards to their needs, intentions, education level or whether they would benefit the United States. "Winning the lottery" takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to immigration. Once in the country these new immigrants can apply for taxpayer funded services. Diaz-Balart has voted for increases in permanent and temporary foreign work visas such as the H1-B. (Immigration Stance) He voted ‘no’ on building a fence along the Mexican border. He voted ‘yes’ on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. He voted ‘no’ on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. He rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. He rated 17% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. He thinks we should let illegal alien