Martha's Vineyard is not what the Republicans assume it is, but they really do not care.
The airplane thing was too expensive. Abbott's idea of buses is better. When, literally, thousands more start showing up, they might start to care.
Why DeSantis didn't fly his own state's illegals up north is a mystery.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unauthorized-immigrant-population/state/TX
Profile of the Unauthorized Population:
Texas
Demographics Estimate % of Total
Unauthorized Population 1,739,000 100%
Top Countries of Birth
Mexico 1,160,000 67%
El Salvador 137,000 8%
Honduras 107,000 6%
Guatemala 62,000 4%
India 61,000 3%
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unauthorized-immigrant-population/state/fl
Profile of the Unauthorized Population:
Florida
Demographics Estimate % of Total
Unauthorized Population 772,000 100%
Top Countries of Birth
Mexico 148,000 19%
Venezuela 102,000 13%
Guatemala 74,000 10%
Honduras 73,000 9%
Colombia 55,000 7%
Regions of Birth
Mexico and Central America 351,000 45%
Caribbean 75,000 10%
South America 250,000 32%
Europe/Canada/Oceania 37,000 5%
Asia 51,000 7%
Africa 8,000 1%