Gov. Ron DeSantis has been in the news for three days now for flying a whopping 50 or so Venezuelan migrants from Florida into the sanctuary of Martha’s Vineyard. Suddenly it became big news that the people of Martha’s Vineyard rallied together to feed, clothe, and house these migrants before shipping them off to a military facility with a group of National Guardsmen that outnumbered the migrants 2 to 1. Who, do you suppose, has been feeding and housing these same migrants, plus thousands more, for months? They didn’t arrive at Martha’s Vineyard starving and naked.
The “stunt” certainly brought into sharp focus how it’s the duty of small border towns to deal with the hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the border every year of the Biden administration.
Here’s Fox News’ Bill Melugin one year ago yesterday in Del Rio, Texas, where more than 8,200 migrants were sheltering under an overpass — where they belong:
Law enforcement source on the ground at the bridge this morning just sent me this video showing the situation there. I’m told a large majority of the migrants are Haitians and more are crossing into the US and arriving at the bridge by the minute. BP w/ limited manpower @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/dHWCrhFikq
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 16, 2021
And here’s Melugin exactly one year later in Eagle Pass, Texas — another community that is expected to step up and absorb these migrants. It looks more than 50, though … do you think Eagle Pass has the infrastructure that Martha’s Vineyard lacks?
More video from our brand new @FoxNews night flying drone with thermal imaging from early this morning. Within just 2 hours in Eagle Pass, TX this AM, we saw 3 large groups totaling 500+ crossing illegally in three spots.
450,000+ illegal crossings in this sector so far this year pic.twitter.com/wkKeTcOBGB— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 16, 2022
Much better than flying to #MarthasVineyard
— Tony Semi-Fascist FJB Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) September 16, 2022
I’m sure people in Martha’s Vineyard will welcome them
— FallingDebris (@VolatileAmine) September 16, 2022
I believe Martha's Vineyard is lovely this time of year
— Berty🍌 (@bertybollocks) September 16, 2022
……..straight onto the buses to the Vineyard.
— IronJawedAngel (@AngelJawed) September 16, 2022
Perfectly secure…..
— Laurie Ozzello (@OzzelloLaurie) September 17, 2022
This is outrageous. What country besides us refuses to secure its borders?
— IrishFan (@IrishFan95020) September 16, 2022
Keep posting. Maybe someone will wake up and smell the coffee no?
— Mike Mudd (@mikemudd79) September 16, 2022
I was told that 50 migrants was a humanitarian crisis.
— DecentAmerican (@DecentAmerican1) September 16, 2022
Suddenly it’s a humanitarian crisis in New York City and Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Maybe they’re in line waiting for their COVID tests.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 16, 2021
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