he s also running to unseat senator ted cruz in the united states senate. senator gutierrez, it s always good to have you on our show. texas, no stranger to cruel and reckless immigration stance. in this instance, governor abbott is adding even more danger to an already dangerous journey for asylum seekers. it s not just the migrants that are being injured, law enforcement officers are also at risk. is greg abbott just shooting himself in the foot here with his latest immigration move? well, thank you, katie. first off, as you said, these are just stunts. we ve seen failure after failure on operational over the last four years. failure that is costing taxpayers money. it s resulted in the death of soldiers. one soldier died last year trying to rescue migrants because greg abbott s resources didn t give them the necessary equipment that he needed, he did not have the life preserver. now, sadly, this cruelty is
it is clever on behalf of the naacp for issuing this broad guidance. and it turns a remarkable, i think, lens, on the united states and highlights how bigotry and bias and ignorance do as much harm as we accuse other countries of doing to people that they suppress. you know, it is been pointed out to me by people who work in diplomatic circles that there are warnings spoken and unspoken about postings in the united states in part due to our gun violence and our political divisions and some of the policies. this feels like 2.0, the next version of that. you re reaction. i think that is absolutely right. and i imagine there could be more states that fall under this banner going forward. the naacp was right to do this. they joined other organizations that are supporting latino latino voters and residents in this country, particularly around the immigration stance in florida as well as lgbtq
[speaking italian]. it is a day of grief for calabria. calabria is a region that welcomes people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants but we can t be abandoned by europe. this type of tragedy should have been avoided the day before and not lived how we are living it today and will live it tomorrow. you know rosemary this really is a test for the new government under george maloney the right leaning government on the immigration stance stopping the ngo rescue ships successfully sequester some and find others so there weren t rescue vessels in the mediterranean. this happened close to shore in a boat and people didn t know how to swim. horrifying for those people and their loved ones.
people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants but we can t be abandoned by europe. this type of tragedy should have been avoided the day before and not lived how we are living it today and how we will live it tomorrow. reporter: and you know, this is also a big test for the government of the far right leaning government that just came into power in october on an anti immigration stance. she has made comments talking about the tragedy of this blaming the human traffickers about this but a lot of people are going to wonder if she has closed down most of the ngo rescue ships. they can face fines if they go out. a lot of people are question figure this tragedy could have been avoided if someone had been out there. so shock that so close to shore nobody was there to help them. thank you. you are watching cnn newsroom. after the break we will tell
doing. forget the toilets, forget the immigration stance. forget not eating mat tickets. what that is going on in their lives. as democratic strategist james coming with me earlier this week an msnbc. let s be honest here, what desantis did not have a good week, by any stretch of the imagination. president biden visited hurricane ravaged parts of florida, desantis was not only overshadowed by the president, he was mocked online for these images that made him look less than presidential, i guess. ensure trump in fashion, like every child does, desantis lashed out. desantis told the founder of a right-wing news site that the national regime media wanted the tampa area to be hit hard by hurricane ian because it would advance their political