Posted on 09/16/2022 1:44:12 PM PDT by DFG
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA — This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew 50 migrants to an affluent island in Massachusetts to highlight the struggles of border states whose resources are buckling amid soaring numbers of undocumented immigrants. Progressives have labeled the action as "cruel" and "heartless," but when California governor Gavin Newsom volunteered asylum for the migrants in his own state, they declined the offer since they had only recently escaped a collapsing communist state without electricity.
"I don't like bullies, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis is bullying these migrants by not welcoming them! We in California believe a nation of immigrants draws its strength from more immigrants – come to the sunshine state and we will house you, clothe you, and feed you." Newsom spoke out in a video message from his home after the events of the week, pledging that there was "no limit" to how high he would tax other people to pay for the migrants' livelihoods but also clarifying that he would not be able to help personally.
While the migrants have heard the message, they have already voiced their intent to avoid California to reporters, speaking out about the harrowing circumstances they had escaped: skyrocketing inflation, a demolished economy, and obvious corruption at the highest levels of government. The migrants say that California's trash-littered sidewalks, water shortages, and electrical outages bear too much resemblance to the Venezuela they left behind for it to be a desirable destination.
One of Governor Newsom's PACs, Robbing California Citizens To Fund Our Voter Base, has posted a press release condemning the migrants for the comparison. "To compare California to Venezuela is disingenuous, and these narrow-minded migrants should be ashamed. They come from a nation where business is stifled by overregulation and state interference, a one-party system has ruled for decades with a compliant state media to tout its success while cities burn, and citizens struggling to pay for gas, food, and other necessities – this is nothing like California. For this disrespect, we call for their immediate deportation to the ‘greener pastures' of Florida that they seek so much, with plans for them to be re-imported for votes during election seasons."
At publishing time, Newsom had reiterated his offer in a video at his $5 million home, gesturing to the plentiful electricity around him, but migrants have said that this reminds them too much of the opulence enjoyed by Chavez and then Maduro while they wreaked havoc on the nation.
LMAO.
Good stuff again from BB!
Someone please point out where anything in this article is untrue.
I think Snopes stopped doing fact checks on “The Bee”.
Ping
The migrants coming here are way late to the party.
The good ole US of A they expected to migrate to no longer exists. Democrats have already destroyed it.
I believe Florida is the Sunshine State, not California, so the Bee got that wrong.
ROTFL! I love the Bee.
Lol
Yeh because its techically accurate reporting.
Great post.
They didn’t capitalize it, so I saw it as a play on the way Newsom has been gaslighting, trying to convince people that California is the “real” Florida, better in every way.
Could be, unless the lack of capitalization is another error.
LOL!
migrants say that California’s trash-littered sidewalks, water shortages, and electrical outages bear too much resemblance to the Venezuela they left...
What a shocker.......our son and his wife went to LA to watch the Dodgers play a couple years ago. Not thinking about how bad it was they went down to Sunset or whatever one of those famous streets were and got a culture shock for sure....the smell, the vagrants and all the misery that goes with blue cities in blue states. I’m just glad they didn’t pick up anything while they were there.......;(
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