Episode
How Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
33:15
Published: Wed Sep 21 2022
Description
Last week, nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants showed up, without warning, on the wealthy island of Martha’s Vineyard.Their arrival was the culmination of a monthslong strategy by two of the United States’ most conservative governors to lay the issue of undocumented immigration at Democrats’ doorstep.How has this strategy played out and what has it meant for the migrants caught in the middle?Guest: Miriam Jordan, a national correspondent covering immigration for The New York Times.Background reading: Scores of migrants have been shipped north by southern Republican governors. Here’s what you need to know.Martha’s Vineyard, the moneyed summer resort, has become an unlikely arena in the fight over illegal immigration.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Chapters
Two conservative governors developed a strategy to make undocumented immigration a problem for blue states, not just red ones, which resulted in 50 Venezuelan migrants showing up on the wealthy island of Marthas Vineyard.
00:00 - 03:24 (03:24)
Summary
Two conservative governors developed a strategy to make undocumented immigration a problem for blue states, not just red ones, which resulted in 50 Venezuelan migrants showing up on the wealthy island of Marthas Vineyard. Republican Governor Greg Abbott wants to make the point that immigration should not just be his problem or Texas's problem by delivering migrants from his state to the president's doorstep in Washington, D.C.
EpisodeHow Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
PodcastThe Daily
Migrants crossing the border are still being deported, but many are still coming.
03:24 - 09:48 (06:23)
Summary
Migrants crossing the border are still being deported, but many are still coming. The fastest-growing group of migrants are from Venezuela, and officials from Texas are offering them free bus rides to Washington, D.C.
EpisodeHow Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
PodcastThe Daily
Washington D.C. is facing a surge of migrants arriving in the city, prompting calls for help from the National Guard.
09:48 - 14:11 (04:23)
Summary
Washington D.C. is facing a surge of migrants arriving in the city, prompting calls for help from the National Guard. Buses have been bringing in groups of migrants, including young children, and the city is struggling to handle the influx on its own.
EpisodeHow Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
PodcastThe Daily
The Governors of Florida and Texas, Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, respectively, are transferring undocumented migrants to other states for public relations stunts, with DeSantis even chartering planes and sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
14:11 - 26:57 (12:45)
Summary
The Governors of Florida and Texas, Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, respectively, are transferring undocumented migrants to other states for public relations stunts, with DeSantis even chartering planes and sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
EpisodeHow Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
PodcastThe Daily
A grand jury has indicted 44 people for defrauding federal programs designed to feed poor children during the pandemic, stealing $240 million by billing the government for meals they didn't serve to children that did not exist.
26:57 - 33:09 (06:11)
Summary
A grand jury has indicted 44 people for defrauding federal programs designed to feed poor children during the pandemic, stealing $240 million by billing the government for meals they didn't serve to children that did not exist.