I live in a very rural area in the West and have only met one Cuban refugee in my life and he said pretty much the same thing to me: “Always vote Republican, never for the Socialist Democrats.”
I’ve met Ethiopians who came here seeking political asylum, and said pretty much the same.
I am a native Floridian, but second generation immigrant family from Europe. My childhood friends were often Cuban. I’ve heard the horror stories from their families of Castro and his regime, how they murdered so many of their family members, often right in front of their eyes. I can’t ever forget their stories of what the parents and grandparents of my friends witnessed, and what they fled. Communism is a hell hole. The Castros were vicious animals. Calling them people would be far too kind.