Florida's Lieutenant Governor, Jeanette Núñez declared recently that undocumented Cubans in Florida were considered “illegals” and should all be sent to Delaware. The following day, Florida’s Governor Desantis refuted her statement and said that undocumented Cubans were considered refugees and would not be going anywhere. All while, simultaneously, sending Florida state troopers to Texas to aid in the profiling of Latinos in border towns. Why? Rick Sanchez claims it to be 100 percent political. Sanchez is joined by attorney Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel of The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and they both agree that being anti-immigration is a short-sighted political strategy with long-term consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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