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Florida Gov. DeSantis takes page out of Texas Gov.'s book and sends TWO planes carrying 50 Venezuelan illegal immigrants to Martha's Vineyard - where loaded liberals like the Obamas, Oprah and Larry David own property
'They look at us as rich, liberal enclaves': Martha's Vineyard liberals meltdown over Gov. DeSantis dramatic escalation in migrant crisis by sending 50 Venezuelan migrants to billionaire's playground where Oprah Winfrey and Obamas own homes
Martha's Vineyard residents are reeling after a two planeloads of migrants landed on the wealthy Massachusetts island, in a dramatic escalation of a campaign by Republican governors to shift the impact of immigration to Democratic areas.
The move by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to send roughly 50 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, to the island came as a surprise in the affluent community - where prominent liberals such as the Obamas, Oprah Winfrey and Larry David all have homes.
Following their arrival on Wednesday, the migrants stayed overnight at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Edgartown, which provided emergency shelter by clearing out the parish hall and setting up cots.
The small downtown parish is located on a quiet tree-lined street and nestled between multi-million homes, with one five-bedroom house next door currently listed for sale at $3.95 million, and another sold last year for $4.6 million.
Residents and local officials have been quick to voice outrage at DeSantis and other GOP governors for their migrant transplant programs, with state Rep. Dylan Fernandes calling the move 'evil and inhumane'.
'Republicans who call themselves Christians have been plotting for some time to use human lives - men, women, and children - as a political pawns,' he said in a tweet.
'They look at us as rich, liberal enclaves,' said the Democrat, whose district includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, in remarks to the Boston Globe.
Pictures published by the Martha's Vineyard Gazette and the Martha's Vineyard Times showed the migrants in the affluent community, where they were first fed in the cafeteria at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School before being transported to the church for shelter.
In a statement, DeSantis' office said: 'Yes, Florida can confirm the two planes with illegal immigrants that arrived in Martha’s Vineyard today were part of the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.'
The remarks continued: '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.'
The press release went on: 'As you may know, in this past legislative session the Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to implement a program to facilitate the transport of illegal immigrants from this state consistent with federal law.'
The name of the charter that brought the migrants to the millionaires playground was Ultra Air Charters, reports the Martha's Vineyard Times.
At least one member of the migrants told the newspaper that he didn't know where he was.
One local official told the MV Times: 'I believe they know they came from Texas to here. I’m not sure all of them know they’re here in Massachusetts on an Island.'
Town administrator Jennifer Rand was quoted by the newspaper as saying that she heard 'Texas, Florida and Alabama have begun flying planes with immigrants to Martha's Vineyard and dropping them off and leaving.'
On Wednesday evening, Fox News aired footage apparently showing the migrants arriving in the town. The footage was played during a segment on Jesse Watters Primetime where former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was a guest.
Pompeo joked about how the town's wealthy liberals might react to the migrants saying: 'These are all sanctuary cities until they're in their sanctuary. I doubt they will embrace them.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Vineyard.html
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