Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador/Ron DeSantis.Photo:ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AE/AFP via Getty Images; Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Mexican President Urges Hispanic Americans to Reject Ron DeSantis for Disrespecting Migrants

ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AE/AFP via Getty Images; Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Mexican PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obradoris urging Hispanics in Florida to “wake up” and vote againstRon DeSantis, 44, innext year’s presidential election.

López Obrador, 69, called DeSantis “disrespectful” to migrants during his daily press conference on Thursday, referencing the Florida governor’s conservative immigration policies.

“Hopefully Hispanics in Florida will wake up and not give him one single vote, to not vote for those who persecute migrants, those who don’t respect migrants,” López Obrador said.

During his speech, the Mexican president noted his correct prediction that DeSantis has been gearing up for a presidential campaign.

“As you can see I wasn’t wrong that all [DeSantis’] politicking over migrants was because he wanted to be the Republican Party’s candidate,” added López Obrador.

López Obrador has spoken out against DeSantis' immigration policies.Joe Raedle/Getty

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 22, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The event features student activism and leadership training, and a chance to participate in a series of networking events with political leaders.

This month, Gov. DeSantis signed a new law enforcing tighter restrictions on undocumented migrants living in Florida, pushing the community out of the state.

“We have to be thinking about this regrettable phenomenon of necessary migration, used with political ends in the United States,” he toldThe Hill.

source: people.com