we turn now to a strategy by republican governor
a point on immigration transporting migrants north fro
their border states. The two most recent events, both
involved Venezuelans, One group ending up in Washington,
D.C, not far from Vice President Kamala Harris home an
another being sent to Martha's vineyard massachuse
arriving by plane and bus from texas. Let's go now to
Newsy Congressional corresponde Nathaniel Reed, who
has been watching this story Nate. What is the tactic
here Well, julie Washington democrats have been calling
this a cruel political stunt by some of those red state
governors that are on the border, sending many of these
migrants up to Northern Bluer states. Addition
white House Press secretary, Karine jean Pierre said
today that the migrants who were for flown to Martha's
vineyard weren't necessarily, she alleged that they
weren't told what their situation would be on the
ground and were lied to about the status of the support
that they would receive. This is a tactic that
Republican governors have said is trying to give Blue
States a message. We are not a sanctuary state
florida's governor Ron DeSantis taking part in the
latest tactic Republican governors have employed to
push back on what they view as president biden and
congressional democrats in acti on the migrant crisis,
sending two charter planes Wednesday carrying migra
to Martha's vineyard, a popular vacation spot off the
coast of massachusetts the minute, even a small
fraction of what those border towns deal with every day
has brought to their front door. They all of a sudden
go berserk and they're so upset that this is happening.
The planes which were carrying roughly 50 migrants,
including Children, arrived aro three p.m. With no
warning. According to local officials. There's no heads
up to the local community at all. And so these people
had to walk several miles just to get to a place
Martha's vineyard community ser uh to alert them
that they needed help. Earlier this summer, Governor
Doug Ducey of Arizona and Governor Greg Abbott of texas
began sending busses full of migrants apprehended the
southern border to Washington D.C. Often with no
warning in any one sector in the state of texas, we
have more than 5000 people come across the sector every
single day. On thursday, two busses carrying migrants
also arrived at the US Naval Observatory, the Vice
president's official residence in Washington, D.C.
Those busses came from del rio texas D.C. Mayor Muriel
Bowser declared a public health emergency last week in
order to redirect more resources to support the
thousands of migrants who have arrived in the nation's
capital from texas and Arizona. And just last month
texas. Governor Abbott began sending migrants to new
york and Chicago as well, Illinois. Governor J.B.
Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation that has tapped
the State's National Guard to help handle the hundreds
of migrants being sent from texas, Let me be clear.
While other states may be treating these vulnerable
families as pawns here in Illinois, we are treating
them as people and when a person comes urgently seeking
help here in Illinois we offer them a helping hand.
Nearly a dozen busloads have arrived in recent weeks in
Chicago with some migrants being relocated by the state
to hotels in the suburbs. Angering local mayors
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has called in the by the
administration to provide more federal assistance. In
light of texas's action. Governor Abbott's racist and
xenophobic practices of expulsion have only amplified
the challenges many of these migrants have experienced
on their journey to find a safe place. And even though
it's been requested, the White House has not provided
additional support or funding to many of these cities
and states. These blue cities and states that have
requested it due to the influx of migrants coming from
those border states which have sent them on busses and
sometimes of course biplanes. The Department of Defense
also refusing a request from the mayor of Washington, D.C.
Muriel Bowser to activate the D.C. National Guard.
That's a peculiarity of how D.C. Government works. She
would not they were not willing to activate the
National Guard here to deal with some of the influx of
migrants they've been receiving at Union station just
across from us here at the US capitol for several
months