Mass. officials decry 'cruel' transport of migrants from Florida to Mass.

Sep 15, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Policy Leaning

    56% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    8% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Transporting undocumented immigrants across state lines against their will.... isn't that the very definition of human trafficking, Sen. Adam Gomez wrote on Twitter."
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26% Conservative
"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 Communications Director Taryn Fenske told MassLive."
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22% Conservative
"So I would love to hear additional discussion from experts and law enforcement about the legality of what DeSantis and Abbott are doing."
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14% Conservative
"Fernandes added that the migrants were met with compassion.Terry MacCormack, press secretary for Gov. Charlie Baker, said state leaders were in touch with local officials regarding the arrival of migrants in Martha's Vineyard."
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16% Conservative
"Gov. Ron DeSantis could learn a lesson from Massachusetts on what patriotism and liberty really look like, Markey wrote on Twitter."
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6% Conservative
"Gov. Ron DeSantis could learn a lesson from Massachusetts on what patriotism and liberty really look like, Markey wrote on Twitter."
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6% Conservative
"Sen. Ed Markey said the Florida governor can learn from Massachusetts official's patriotism in assisting the asylum seekers DeSantis decided to transport unknowingly to the immigrants."
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6% Conservative
"Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for flying the immigrants to the island, according to a statement sent to MassLive."
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0% Conservative
"Not long after nearly 50 asylum seekers from Venezuela and Colombia landed in Martha's Vineyard Wednesday night, many of them unaware of where they are after being transported there from out of state, Massachusetts elected officials and others took to social media to condemn Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' cruel immigrant transportation decision."
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-14% Liberal
"The Congressman went on to praise the Martha's Vineyard community for welcoming the South American asylum seekers and applauded Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration's quick, decisive decisions to assist the refugees."
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-14% Liberal
"Read More: Planes full of immigrants dropped off in Martha's Vineyard, sent by Florida Gov. DeSantisMassachusetts Rep. Bill Keating was quick to lambaste DeSantis on Twitter, stating that: History does not look kindly on leaders who treat human beings like cargo, loading them up and sending them a thousand miles away without telling them their destination.Instead of working to find assistance for a group of refugees, Gov. Ron DeSantis chose to turn human beings into political pawns, Keating wrote."
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-18% Liberal
"Read More: Planes full of immigrants dropped off in Martha's Vineyard, sent by Florida Gov. DeSantisMassachusetts Rep. Bill Keating was quick to lambaste DeSantis on Twitter, stating that: History does not look kindly on leaders who treat human beings like cargo, loading them up and sending them a thousand miles away without telling them their destination.Instead of working to find assistance for a group of refugees, Gov. Ron DeSantis chose to turn human beings into political pawns, Keating wrote."
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-18% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "Transporting undocumented immigrants across state lines against their will.... isn't that the very definition of human trafficking," Sen. Adam Gomez wrote on Twitter.
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 Communications Director Taryn Fenske told MassLive.
57% : "So I would love to hear additional discussion from experts and law enforcement about the legality of what DeSantis and Abbott are doing."

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