RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In his Richmond office, just steps from the Virginia State Capitol, pictures on the wall remind Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares of his Hispanic heritage.
“I keep that photo of the old capitol in Havana to realize that democracy is also precious. It’s rare. It’s unique and it also needs to be guarded,” Miyares told WRIC-TV while pointing at a photo in his second-floor office.
Miyares is the first child of an immigrant to serve as Virginia’s Attorney General. His mother, Miriam, fled communist Cuba in 1965 at 19 years old…