DeSantis gets standing ovation from GOP voters after flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard – CNNPolitics

(CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking in Kansas on Sunday, gave every indication he intends to capitalize on the latest wave of attention that has followed from him sending migrants to Massachusetts last week.

“This is a crisis. It’s now getting a little bit more attention,” DeSantis said, earning a standing ovation as he talked about the southern border and nodding to the headlines he instigated when he flew 50 migrants from the border to Martha’s Vineyard.

The reception DeSantis received in Kansas enforced the perception that last week’s ploy accomplished more than raising awareness for the border crisis or diverting migrants who may have eventually ended up in Florida (though none said that was their destination). It also expeditiously thrust the Republican leader, who’s running for reelection this fall, into the national spotlight as he weighs whether to run for president in 2024.

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While I applaud the sentiment, I actually think DeSantis’s move to attract attention on this issue is unfair to the refugees who merely escaped communism to come to the USA. These are persons fleeing from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. They deserve to be treated differently from purely economic refugees. The Biden administration would only be too happy to expel these hopeful new Americans for the same reason. This story has many layers of irony.