Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking credit score for flying two planes of migrants from his residence state to Martha’s Winery. CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains how DeSantis’ political stunts could also be setting him up for fulfillment in GOP politics.
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The stunning particulars behind DeSantis’ and Abbott’s immigration stunts
Evaluation by Zachary B. Wolf
Republican governors are in a cynical competitors to outdo one another and ship migrants from the US border by bus to New York, Washington, DC, Chicago and, now, by aircraft to Martha’s Winery.
Two unannounced planes carrying an estimated 50 migrants landed within the rich seaside enclave of Massachusetts on Wednesday evening, stunning locals.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed credit score for the stunt, which took the migrants from Texas, not Florida, and left them with out planning on the road.
His stunt could have been outdone by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who began sending buses of migrants to Washington, DC, again in April and on Thursday morning, left asylum-seekers outdoors Vice President Kamala Harris’ home on the US Naval Observatory. She’s underneath intense criticism from immigration hawks for saying on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that she was assured the border is “safe.”
Many rightly identified that the political level got here on the expense of weak migrants who had already been by means of a tremendously arduous journey — however a number of the particulars of the transport could shock you. For starters, most of the migrants had been appreciative of the trip.
Learn extra: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/migrant-buses-desantis-abbott-what-matters/index.html
This video was up to date to take away the inaccurate departure location of the 2 planes. The flights originated in Texas.
