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For several years, many businesses and homes in Martha's Vineyard have displayed the above sign with various inclusive messages, including welcoming immigrants
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The move by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to send the planeload of unauthorized immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, to the island on Wednesday came as a surprise in the affluent community - where prominent liberals such as the Obamas, Oprah Winfrey and Larry David all have homes.
But supporters of DeSantis pointed out that for years, many homes and businesses on the island have displayed a sign with various inclusive messages, including ‘we stand with immigrants’ and ‘all are welcome here.’
‘I wonder how quickly those ‘All are welcome here’ signs disappeared from the various Martha’s Vineyard properties?’ one Twitter user joked.
Officials on Martha’s Vineyard have slammed the airlift as a ‘cruel and inhumane’ stunt that uses human beings as ‘political pawns’ — but insist that they are welcoming the migrant group with open arms.
‘This is a community rallying to support immigrants children and families. It is the best of America,’ tweeted state Rep. Dylan Fernandes on Thursday morning.
Following their arrival on Wednesday, the migrants stayed overnight at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown, which provided emergency shelter by clearing out the parish hall and setting up cots.
On Thursday morning, they enjoyed a breakfast of cereal and milk on the
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.
St. Andrew’s is also just over three miles away from the Obama family’s $11.75 million vacation compound, which is situated on the coastal outskirts of Edgartown.
Martha’s Vineyard residents and local officials have been quick to voice outrage at DeSantis and other GOP governors for their migrant transplant programs, with 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.
Bunch of NIMBY leftists. Planeloads of these “migrants” should be landing every single day.
Enjoy the SUCK!
For several years, many businesses and homes in Martha's Vineyard have displayed the above sign with various inclusive messages, including welcoming immigrants
When are they going to build HUD housing there? Even 20 or 30 units?
Oh happy day.....
Hope DeSantis sends 300-400 more
What a great opportunity for the enlightened cloud-dwellers of Martha’s Vineyard to show the world how the “give sanctuary” to “migrants.”
I don’t understand. Diversity is our strength. Why are they upset that DeSantis is making Martha’s Vinyard stronger?
At least 13 families per house. Comrade Kaprugina demands!
About all I can say:
ROFLMAO.
*Grabs popcorn and waits to see what happens*
GoFundMe to pay for the charter flights to Martha’s Vineyard.
“Conservatives are finding mirth in Florida’s migrant airlift to Martha’s Vineyard...”
Laughing my ass off is more like it
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Group of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard; Florida Gov. DeSantis takes credit
“She (Perla) offered us help. Help that never arrived,” Andres Duarte, a 30-year-old Venezuelan, told NPR. “Now we are here. We got on the plane with a vision of the future, of making it.”
NPR said it confirmed that a plane originated in San Antonio and made stops in Florida and South Carolina before flying to Martha’s Vineyard.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s office has said it is in touch with local officials and will support efforts to provide shelter.
Local nonprofit Lawyers for Civil Rights said its attorneys and staff are on the ground in Martha’s Vineyard to meet with the impacted migrants.
“We are helping to connect them with local services to ensure their immediate needs are met,” LCR said in a statement. “At the same time, we are also investigating the inhumane manner in which they were shipped across the country, to determine the responsible parties, whether state or federal criminal laws against human trafficking and kidnapping were violated, and what other legal remedies are available.”
To that end, the organization said it is convening pro bono attorneys, immigration specialists, law enforcement, and social service providers.
When do the Martha’s Vineyarders or whatever they’re called start buying up antiaircraft weapons from the Ukraine?
Desantis and Abbott are GENIUSES who threw back Rules for Radicals back into the faces of the commies and they cant stand the fact that they just got PLAYED. Dems scream about how much they love open borders, til it comes to THEIR gated communities than they are not such big fans
Hussein isn’t home. Put them up at his mansion.
Rollin', rollin', rollin' Keep movin', movin', movin' Though they're disapprovin' Keep them dogies movin' Rawhide! Don't try to understand 'em Just rope and throw and brand 'em
Send them 500 more tomorrow.