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Ron DeSantis' Team Says Martha's Vineyard Could See Thousands More Migrants
2022-09-17
Trump level trolling. Alinsky the heck out of ‘em, O Republican governors!
[Newsweek] Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' re-election campaign, challenged officials at Martha's Vineyard to take in "a few thousand more" migrants flown in from Florida.
Flown, not bussed? Florida is spending big bucks on this thing... or the governor found a donor with deep pockets to join in the fun.
The small island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, unexpectedly received two planeloads of migrants on Wednesday, according to local officials, as Florida joins other Republican-led states including Texas and Arizona in moving thousands of migrants to the likes of New York, Washington and now Martha's Vineyard, a wealthy vacationing spot.

In a later tweet, Pushaw, DeSantis' former press secretary, added that Martha's Vineyard residents "should be thrilled" about welcoming migrants.

"They vote for sanctuary cities—they get a sanctuary city of their own. And illegal aliens will increase the town's diversity, which is strength. Right?," she wrote on Twitter, as the case of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard sparked outrage on social media.
Oh dear. I almost fell off my chair laughing.
In response to author Mark Russell's
Who?
comment that "I'd take a hundred migrants any day of the week over a hundred DeSantis voters", Pushaw responded, "Duly noted, sir. I hope you have a large mansion or else it might get a bit crowded."
Related:
Ron DeSantis: 2022-09-16 Martha's Vineyard declares a HUMANITARIAN CRISlS over influx of just FIFTY Venezuelan migrants. Republicans slam liberal island's 'pathetic' reaction and ask: 'What about the THOUSANDS arriving in Texas every single day?'
Ron DeSantis: 2022-09-15 3 Planeloads of Migrants Arrive at Martha's Vineyard Airport - 1 from San Antonio, 2 from Florida
Ron DeSantis: 2022-09-12 'DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to assist corrections officers
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Martha''s Vineyard: 2022-09-16 Good Morning
Martha''s Vineyard: 2022-09-16 Martha's Vineyard declares a HUMANITARIAN CRISlS over influx of just FIFTY Venezuelan migrants. Republicans slam liberal island's 'pathetic' reaction and ask: 'What about the THOUSANDS arriving in Texas every single day?'
Martha''s Vineyard: 2022-09-15 3 Planeloads of Migrants Arrive at Martha's Vineyard Airport - 1 from San Antonio, 2 from Florida
Posted by:Snash Shairt9621

#8  Would have been more fun if the a/c had been 74's.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-09-17 17:29  

#7  "Ayyy Dios mio! What I wouldn't give for a Cubano Sammich ahora"
Posted by: Frank G   2022-09-17 11:05  

#6  I don't understand. Herb assured me Venezuela is a paradise.

One of the 50 Venezuelans whisked from Martha's Vineyard to the Joint Base Cape Cod has been filmed expressing delight at eating his local food 'for the first time in three months'.

Hugo Chavez came to power in 2002. I'm guessing they've never had Venezuelan food.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-17 10:59  

#5  The Biden administration has sent multiple shipments of migrants into the interior of the U.S., including low-key destinations in a New York City suburb and New Jersey. In addition, over 70 flights with an average of about 36 passengers landed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2021.

But Democrats have become furious that migrants have shown up in the exclusive town where former President Barack Obama owns a home, Martha’s Vineyard. Democrats are in such upheaval, they have called the situation a “humanitarian crisis” and have threatened to deport and expel the migrants.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-09-17 10:12  

#4  Florida Democrats Outraged by Migrants Sent to Martha’s Vineyard Voted for the Budget to Make It Happen
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-17 07:35  

#3  I like how they complain that they weren't informed about it.

Like illegal aliens don't just kick in the door and invade. They aren't invited, nobody asks them to come. That the Democrats think this is cruel is highly revealing.
Posted by: Sonny de Medici5342   2022-09-17 05:38  

#2  What homeless crisis? Dozens of rooms and properties are available on Airbnb in Martha's Vineyard - after homelessness director claimed 50 illegal immigrants could not stay because there's 'no affordable housing'
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-17 00:18  

#1  'This is a blessing - thank you, thank you': Despite liberals charges of human cruelty 50 illegal migrants tell of their delight at being given first Venezuelan food in three months at Cape Cod military base
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-17 00:16  

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