The Republicans are replaying their game but now Hispanics

[deckeda]

Anytime immigration is involved, it’s a safe bet Republicans effed it up a huge way, with anyone and everyone paying the price.

[btfc]

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https://www.cnn.com/profiles/z-byron-wolf#about

[TheCaber]

So, it's OK to do human trafficking if you are a Republican governor (FL or TX or ...)?
I thought it was a Federal felony to forcibly relocate people for immoral purposes, but IOKIYAR ?

Well, the steaming pile of dog poo that is running the state has really scored big.

Grrrrr.

[pdq]

One aspect of this that has been missed is that the Venezuelans DeSantis shipped around were fleeing a communist country, which is kind of a hallowed activity in Florida:

Local Venezuelan leaders and other immigration advocates gathered in Doral where they denounced what they call DeSantis' blatant disregard for human life and the lies he told to the Cuban and Venezuelan communities. They point to a September 7th press conference in Miami where they said he promised that neither Cubans nor Venezuelans would be sent out of the state.

Well, sometimes you gotta break some eggs to own the libs, amirite?

And again:

Taryn Fenske, the governor's spokesperson, told Fox News Digital that the planes were part of the state's relocation program to "transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations."

Unless these refugees had lost their cases in court, or had overstayed visas, they weren’t illegal.

[JoeH]

pdq wrote:
CNN has an odd piece this morning (“The surprising details behind DeSantis’ and Abbott’s immigration stunts“) that includes the following:

For starters, many of the migrants were appreciative of the ride.

Really. Huh. To Martha’s Vinyard. An island, well removed from any family or contacts the immigrants might have in the country.

> : /

Well, let’s be fair. What did the Martha’s Vinyard immigrants tell him?

Let’s see. Umm…well, nothing. His piece doesn’t mention talking to any of them. About the closest he comes is referencing a guy the NYT talked to who was picked up in San Antonio:

It was there that he was approached and asked if he wanted to go to Massachusetts. It’s not clear if he knew he was headed to a wealthy island community unprepared for the arrivals.

“It’s not clear”. Well, that’s being generous. Reporters who actually talked to these people say they were not told they were going to MV, and were alarmed to find themselves on an island that did not have the jobs some of them were promised.

Other little bits too:

Are these migrants in the country illegally?

These stunts by Republican governors are built on the false idea that the migrants are in the country illegally. Technically, those on the buses and planes are asylum-seekers who have been processed by federal immigration authorities and are awaiting court dates.

(“Technically”). :RollingEyesSmiley5:

So, couldn’t you just answer your own question, plainly? No. These are asylum-seekers who are in the country legally while they wait to plead their case for asylum before an immigration judge.

There. Would that be so hard?

Maybe I’m being too sensitive, but I wonder if this is part of CNN’s recent push toward both-sides-ism.

I would write this reporter and/or CNN, but I can’t find contact info.

CNN reports these days are tending to be a bit light on substance. Under its new head, and after his dismissal of some on air talent, it looks like he wants CNN to be more "balanced". In practice it is looking more like Faux News "Fair and Balanced".

[RgrF]

I worked there for 18 years, here's what's happening at CNN,

[Ombligo]

pdq wrote:
One aspect of this that has been missed is that the Venezuelans DeSantis shipped around were fleeing a communist country, which is kind of a hallowed activity in Florida:

Local Venezuelan leaders and other immigration advocates gathered in Doral where they denounced what they call DeSantis' blatant disregard for human life and the lies he told to the Cuban and Venezuelan communities. They point to a September 7th press conference in Miami where they said he promised that neither Cubans nor Venezuelans would be sent out of the state.

Well technically he did not send them out of the state. They were never in Florida to be sent out of it.

[RgrF]

But he did misappropriate state funds. Let him take it out of his campaign war chest.

[pdq]

Ombligo wrote:
[quote=pdq]
One aspect of this that has been missed is that the Venezuelans DeSantis shipped around were fleeing a communist country, which is kind of a hallowed activity in Florida:

Local Venezuelan leaders and other immigration advocates gathered in Doral where they denounced what they call DeSantis' blatant disregard for human life and the lies he told to the Cuban and Venezuelan communities. They point to a September 7th press conference in Miami where they said he promised that neither Cubans nor Venezuelans would be sent out of the state.

Well technically he did not send them out of the state. They were never in Florida to be sent out of it.
He just paid to send Venezuelan families applying for asylum off on a misrepresented political stunt.

I’m sure his Venezuelan-American constituents will be A-OK with that, then.

[vision63]

RgrF wrote:
I worked there for 18 years, here's what's happening at CNN,

That thread should be pinned to the top of Twitter. Incredible.