POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: DeSantis takes immigration fight to Massachusetts
View in browser BY LISA KASHINSKY FLORIDA MAN DRAWS MASS. CONDEMNATION — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed through on his proposal to send undocumented immigrants from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard in a rebuke of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies that was denounced by Democrats in both states as a political stunt . Massachusetts is the latest target of Republican governors' ongoing campaign of busing — and now flying — migrants to cities like New York City and Washington, D.C., and Chicago. GBH’s Sarah Betancourt reports some migrants sent north by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are now showing up at Boston-area hospitals seeking medical attention and housing assistance. DeSantis had talked about busing migrants to Biden’s home state of Delaware, in a more direct antagonization of the man he might run against for president in 2024. He secured $12 million from Florida’s legislature to carry out his pl...