Ron DeSantis' Martha’s Vineyard stunt was a ridiculous debacle, which the Florida Republican did not repeat — until now. As stevebenen writes, among the biggest problems is the brazen motivations behind the ugly scheme.
put the cost at around $35,000 — and counting — for each migrant relocated through the state's program.
It was a ridiculous debacle, which the governor did not repeat. At least, that is, this week. NBC Newsthat a Florida official confirmed yesterday that the DeSantis administration helped arrange for migrants to fly to Sacramento, California. In response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s claim that Florida was most likely responsible for two flights carrying migrants that landed in Sacramento, the state capital, a spokesperson for Florida’s Division of Emergency Management said in a statement, “Through verbal and written consent, these volunteers indicated they wanted to go to California.”
In other words, the DeSantis administration, nine months after the Martha’s Vineyard fiasco, thought it’d be a good idea to use Florida taxpayers’ funds from to give migrants free flights from Texas to California.their role in the stunt, but they’re now coming clean., accusing Florida officials of having committed crimes. I don't imagine we've heard the last of thins angle.
There’s also the question of incentives to consider. Think about the message DeSantis and his team aresending to would-be migrants, weighing whether to make the trip: If you reach the United States, Florida’s far-right governor might spend thousands of dollars on you, providing you with free flights, either to a lovely coastal town in New England or to northern California.But just as important are the motivations behind a plot like this.
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