Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) put some much-needed perspective on the inflow of migrants into Martha’s Winery this week, noting that 15,000 unlawful immigrants from Haiti entered Del Rio, Texas, in a single day.
Ever since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) flew 50 migrants to the rich liberal enclave of Martha’s Winery, Massachusetts, Democrats have been calling the scenario a “humanitarian disaster,” whereas accusing the governor of utilizing human beings as pawns in a sport of political chess.
“It’s merciless to deal with human beings like pawns in a political sport. He has reached a brand new low,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stated of DeSantis.
“Exploiting susceptible individuals for political stunts is repulsive and merciless. Massachusetts is totally able to dealing with asylum seekers, and I’ll preserve working with native, state, and federal companions to make sure now we have the mandatory sources to look after individuals with dignity,” she additionally tweeted.
Martha’s Winery homeless shelter coordinator, Lisa Belcastro, lamented to reporters that the island doesn’t have the amenities to deal with the migrants even supposing a few of America’s wealthiest elites personal multi-million-dollar trip houses which are empty many of the yr.
“In some unspecified time in the future in time they’ve to maneuver from right here to some place else,” she instructed reporters. “We don’t have the companies to handle 50 immigrants. We definitely don’t have housing. We’re in a housing disaster as we’re on this island, so we are able to’t home everybody right here that lives right here and works right here. We don’t have housing for 50 extra individuals.”
Wow! This Martha’s Winery Democrat doesn’t appear very welcoming or progressive.
“We don’t have housing for 50 immigrants.”
Uh, don’t the Obamas have a ten bed room mansion there? That can match half of them.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) September 15, 2022
In a tweet on Wednesday, Ted Cruz defined how 15,000 migrants (not 50) flooded into Del Rio, Texas, in a single day.
“People on Martha’s Winery are describing the burdens from 50 unlawful immigrants. To place that in perspective, the small city of Del Rio, TX has about 30,000 residents. I used to be there when 15,000 Haitian unlawful immigrants have been crossing in to Del Rio IN A SINGLE DAY. 15,000 > 50” he tweeted.
Island officers have since known as the inflow of fifty migrants a “humanitarian disaster.”
To our Island neighborhood, right here is an replace on present humanitarian disaster on Martha’s Winery….we thank individuals for his or her continued assist. pic.twitter.com/f9YRJSJPow
— Go to Martha’s Winery (@VisitMV) September 15, 2022