seek change. we saw what the cuban regime did in the last peaceful protest that spread throughout the island, not only in havana with the san ysidro movement led by afro-cubans but from every part of the country there were protests. the protests have been called for once again. what we need to do is to make sure that the regime understands there are consequences for any brutality that they create as they did the last time against peaceful protesters, or the arrest of peaceful protesters as they did with hundreds of peaceful protesters. magnitsky act sanctions, the administration is engaged in trying to find ways to create internet connectivity. we need to do that because the regime shuts down the internet when they are fearful of their own people, which is the only reason the regime shuts down the internet and we also have to push internationally, so that the cries of the cuban people
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are going through procedures, what s the procedure? the procedure is to release them and hope they come back a few years from now when they have a trial date? look, what joe biden has done essentially is put out a welcome mat reversing donald trump s policies at the border, sending the signal that even though we say don t come, everyone is coming. so their words are meaningless and people are recognized joe biden has essentially defunded ice and allowed the border to be wide open. you can t do that as a country. you can t do that as a government. he has done it. lawrence: you know, richard, i talked with some afro cubans on the ground and we know it is the afro cubans that are leading the freedom fight across the border. they are flying the american flag. and they were very upset when they heard mayorkas as well as the biden administration come out with such force against them but they are not doing the same thing at our southern border
afro cubans people fighting for liberty and not have that same consistent message for the southern border? well, i don t think those two things are mutually exclusive. what the biden administration has to do beyond giving platitudes and compiling a list of things that they have got to do on root causes they have to come up with a strategy to securing the border and while securing the border. they have also got to modernize our immigration court. modernize our immigration system and also speed up the process for those who are seeking asylum and have every right to do so. lawrence: okay, ari, final word. ari? all right. i don t think ari can hear us. we will wrap it up, gentlemen. thank you so much. also tonight george p. bush texas land commissioner and also texas attorney general. we have george, right? george, are you with us? i am. lawrence: george, you sued
in your speech yesterday you highlighted some of the political prisoners. what can anyone do to see change there? well, you know, when the world casts a garish light on the regimes oppressions, of peaceful protestors, when the world shows that afro cubans are at the center of the protests of the regime, a regime that used to claim they would lift the lives of afro cubans but there is basically none in their leadership. when we have sanctions against the regime so they cannot