$12m to make a point that isn't likely to achieve the outcome R's want. Honestly, I'm not against it. I like that these immigrants are getting where they wanted to go and if a D in Texas or AZ had proposed this busing program, R's probably would have opposed it.
Immigrants will help us "build back better." Always have.
Immigration experts say the governor’s effort to score political points is making it easier for migrants to stay in the country.
“What this shows is the unintended consequences of bumper sticker policy,” said Michelle Mittelstadt, director of communications for the Migration Policy Institute. “Perhaps it was not fully thought out that busing people to what the governor has described as a ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ ... you are likely to achieve different outcomes in immigration court cases.”