Shelter and humanitarian support are being offered for about 50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last week in what critics call a political stunt by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Governor Charlie Baker activated 125 members of the Massachusetts National Guard as part of the state’s emergency response plan. DeSantis’ maneuver is part of a larger move by Republican critics of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies hoping to target so-called sanctuary states. Locals have largely reacted with open arms. For analysis, we speak with Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law School, where she runs the immigrants’ rights clinic.
We speak with former North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat who represented North Dakota until 2018. She is also a former state...
The governors of New York and Massachusetts deliver major speeches Tuesday.
In recent days, WAMC’s Josh Landes been touring Western Massachusetts to cover several annual town meetings, as residents of Berkshire County headed to parking...