"Evil and inhumane": DeSantis trolls Martha's Vineyard with planes of migrants -- but locals step up

Sep 15, 2022 View Original Article
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"States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as 'sanctuary states' and support for the Biden Administration's open border policies, DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske told the outlet."
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22% Conservative
"DeSantis, who is ruing for re-election and has been widely discussed as a potential 2024 presidential contender, previously threatened to send migrants to Democrat-led states and sued the Biden administration over immigration enforcement."
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-28% Liberal
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign stop at the Horsepower Ranch in Geneva."
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14% Conservative
"Ron DeSantis is playing games with the lives of people who came here in search of freedom and opportunity in order to boost his campaign fundraising and Fox News ratings."
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"(Paul Heessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday claimed credit for sending two planes carrying migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts."
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"DeSantis, apparently seeking to one-up Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who have sent buses carrying migrants to Democrat-led cities that have expressed support for migrant protections regardless of their status, sent two planes carrying undocumented migrants to Massachusetts, which has a Republican governor."
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-14% Liberal
"DeSantis, apparently seeking to one-up Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who have sent buses carrying migrants to Democrat-led cities that have expressed support for migrant protections regardless of their status, sent two planes carrying undocumented migrants to Massachusetts, which has a Republican governor."
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"Even for Ron DeSantis, this is a new low, Florida Democratic Chairman May Diaz said in a statement."
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-18% Liberal
"Everything Ron DeSantis does is to score political points and feed red meat to his base in his thinly veiled attempt to run for President - but it's really Floridians who pay the price, he tweeted, adding that this is just another political stunt that hurts our state."
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-22% Liberal
"Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee facing DeSantis in his re-election battle, condemned his opponent for spending $12 million to fly iocent migrant children out of our state when that money could be spent on fighting to help Floridians and lower costs."
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-26% Liberal
"DeSantis, who is ruing for re-election and has been widely discussed as a potential 2024 presidential contender, previously threatened to send migrants to Democrat-led states and sued the Biden administration over immigration enforcement."
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-18% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as 'sanctuary states' and support for the Biden Administration's open border policies," DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske told the outlet.
36% : DeSantis, who is running for re-election and has been widely discussed as a potential 2024 presidential contender, previously threatened to send migrants to Democrat-led states and sued the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.

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