Column: The migrant-dumping stunt in Sacramento is just the latest sign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' win-at-any-cost presidential strategy. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is only too happy to engage.
Sacramento church leaders respond to the needs of migrants who were flown to California, while officials condemn Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.When I look at these flights, I can’t get past that DeSantis will be in Sacramento later this month for a $3,300-per-muffin fund-raising breakfast.
Do you think, Anita, it was coincidence that Florida played door-bell ditch on Newsom’s front-porch rather than, say, flying its victims to Maryland or Louisiana, which also have Democratic governors?There’s no end of hostility between Newsom and DeSantis. They’ve beefed about hair gel and Disneyland. They’ve skirmished over guns, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and education. Newsom took a family vacation through the South and tweaked Florida’s governor in his neck of the woods.
But Newsom aside, immigration is a vital issue that we have as a country have failed to handle policywise, leading to incalculable human suffering. Even under Obama, we separated families. Yes, as you said, our immigration system is a mess and generations of politicians have ignored the problem or, worse, exploited it for their own selfish ends.
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