In 2014 , the '' Washington Post '' reported that Díaz-Balart was " eagerly seeking a deal " on undocumented immigrants " that can somehow please enough Republicans and Democrats to advance . And that upsets many Democrats and Republicans . " After being " involved in bipartisan talks on the issue for years " , he was " one of the guys most skilled on the issue " and hence " gets plenty of flack from both sides . " Díaz-Balart told the '' Post '' that " President Obama said that this was going to be one of his first priorities in his first 12 months " , but even when " Democrats controlled everything " , nothing got done " because they did n't want to do it . " Díaz-Balart supported President Donald Trump 's 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries . He stated that " The ban is only temporary until the Administration can review and enact the necessary procedures to vet immigrants from these countries . The ban is based on countries the Obama administration identified as ' countries of concern ' and not based on a religious test . " He took part in a January 2018 White House meeting about DACA , and said that nothing would “ divert my focus to stop the deportation of these innocent people whose futures are at stake . ” In the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14 , 2018 , in Parkland , Florida , Díaz-Balart said gun control legislation would not be effective at stopping mass shootings , saying " I want to make sure we look at things that could make a difference . " Between 1998 and February 2018 , Díaz-Balart , received $ 27,450 in campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association , returning $ 3,000 of those donations
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Mario Díaz-Balart