Ana Navarro criticizes Abraham Enriquez for "using his Hispanic last name" to defend DeSantis
Enriquez: there are Hispanic leaders who "are social climbers like Ana Navarro, who claimed to be a Republican to appear on television."
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CNN commentator Ana Navarro criticized Hispanic activist Abraham Enriquez for defending Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' policies of relocating illegal immigrants to Democrat-led "sanctuary cities/states".
The New Day program welcomed Navarro and Enriquez as guests to discuss the illegal immigrant relocation initiatives - implemented by the governors of Florida and Texas - as a way to pressure the Biden Administration to recognize and stop the growing border crisis.
"You can be a Republican for convenience."
Enriquez began the debate by calling the actions of the Republican governors "voluntary transportation." Navarro, who calls herself a "Republican" began to lash out at Enriquez for his words and to severely criticize DeSantis:
The activist continued the discussion alleging the reality of what is experienced at the border "I spend a lot of time there (at our southern border) and I invite you to come to our southern border where there is a lack of attention":
"Being a Republican just to appear on TV."
After his controversial encounter with Ana Navarro, Enriquez said on Fox that there is a double standard in media coverage of the border and that many Hispanics use their voices pretending to be Republicans in order to "appear on television:
Enriquez refuted the actions being taken against Governor DeSantis and took the opportunity to also comment that "we currently have a sitting president who refuses to even visit the border":
The founder of the non-profit organization, Bienvenido, concluded his appearance on the program by reflecting on the gravity of what is happening at the border and holding President Joe Biden directly responsible for all the lives lost: