Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) mentioned Monday on MSNBC’s “Hannity” that by sending migrants to Martha’s Winery, he uncovered that Democrats’ sanctuary jurisdictions are “virtue-signaling” and made immigration and the border “a front-burner difficulty.”
DeSantis mentioned, “You had thousands and thousands of individuals since Biden has been president, illegally coming throughout the Southern border. Did they freak out on that? No. You may have had migrants die within the Rio Grande. You had 50 die in Texas a trailer as a result of they had been uncared for. Was there a freak-out about that? No. You’ve had felony aliens get throughout that southern border and victimize Individuals, killing some, raping some. Was there any kind of concern about that? No. After which, in fact, we all know fentanyl deaths are at an all-time excessive.”
He continued, “It is just when 50 get put into Martha’s Winery, which wasn’t saying they didn’t need this, they mentioned they needed this. They mentioned they’re a sanctuary jurisdiction. These are individuals who had been principally destitute after which put in a state of affairs the place they might have succeeded, however that was all virtue-signaling. Not solely did they not welcome them, they departed them the following day with the Nationwide Guard. Give me a break.”
He added, “I believe what now we have been capable of do is present that this border is a catastrophe. Biden failed on this as a lot or greater than another coverage. Individuals are speaking about it. We need options as Individuals.”
DeSantis concluded, “Individuals have to press the case in the mid-terms. The economic system can be a giant difficulty. Crime can be an enormous difficulty. This immigration and border is now a front-burner difficulty. That is one the place republicans have the benefit with out query.”
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