Posted on 09/19/2022 1:54:48 PM PDT by conservative98
The migrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent to Martha's Vineyard were homeless and given "multiple opportunities" to voluntarily take the trip or stay behind, senior officials in the DeSantis administration told reporters on a background call Monday afternoon.
The officials said the migrants that were sent on two planes to the Massachusetts island last week, which sparked a major backlash from Democrats, were "wandering the border" homeless in Texas before being intercepted by Florida to be given "a better life" in a sanctuary state.
"So the groups in Texas that we've identified, the majority if not all of the individuals that originated in Texas and ended up on the flight to Martha's Vineyard were indeed homeless, hungry, sleeping outside in parking lots," the officials said. "Many have been in a shelter at some point previously and had been kicked out, did not have a place to go, and essentially we're wandering homeless along the border."
The DeSantis administration said the migrants were informed of their destination and that they were given "multiple" opportunities to decline the trip. Officials said the individuals were offered hotels, meals, showers and haircuts for a couple of days before the trip and that some indeed declined to go.
"During the flights, individuals were given bags with snacks, with water and other provisions and information taken from the Massachusetts website that talks about benefits that are available in a sanctuary state," the officials said.
The administration also said the rumors about the migrants being promised jobs in Martha’s Vineyard were also untrue, and that the individuals were simply presented with information about the benefits and services that are commonly found in sanctuary states.
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“These were homeless people that were in a rough situation and undoubtedly had their circumstance improved,” the officials said. “In fact, several have already communicated their thanks for the opportunity to go to the sanctuary state.”
They looked kind of chunky to me.
Fairly well dressed too.
Your home is south of the border go away
“the individuals were simply presented with information about the benefits and services that are commonly found in sanctuary states.”
I’m dying here…so funny.
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And the MV residents sent them packing without feeding them. Now take down your virtue signaling signs about “no hate” blah blah blah
Not to worry. The Martha’s Vineyard Border Patrol deported them to Boston.
Nike sneakers...Of course they were probably used from those wonderful residents struggling with life on the island..
WAIT
DeSantis people came to Texas and found illegal Venezuelans wandering around homeless and hungry
So he sent tgem to MV?
That is well played and funny as heck
Now that was an easy pamphlet to write.
“already communicated their thanks for the opportunity to go to the sanctuary state.”
At which they were quickly put into a guarded military base.
Somebody else posted on another thread a day or so ago that “actions speak louder than words”.
The word is hypocrite plain and simple.
Am I to believe that in the whole group of 50 some say 48, that not one could be found a place to stay, help toward becoming legal at least for work, etc.
They were thrown off the island as quick as possible.
Had not the people of Martha’s Vineyard previously expressed an interest in feeding and housing illegal aliens?
Here’s my take. The appearance of these illegals standing in a group, with backpacks, no where to go, poorly dressed, and confused, just didn’t “fit in” with the back drop of Martha’s Vineyard. Their presence revealed the disparity between the safe, white, super protected wealthy class of Martha’s Vineyard and the illegals, who for their own sake, would be more comfortable “around people of their own kind”. So in a way, the MV elite were self-shamed of their cushy lives and the only way to recuperate was to eliminate them as quickly as possible
So the humanitarian whiners at Martha’s vineyard gave them cheerios and fruit loops
As do most illegal aliens that cross our borders unlawfully.
Sanctuary cities complaining about illegals is like Union states whining about slaves states sending slaves to the North.
You wanted it, you got it.
And Obunghole phones...
Really? What bs. The bastards all looked healthy, fat and sassy to me.
Send this garbage back over the border.
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