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☆ Ron DeSantis said the migrants he flew to Martha's Vineyard 'hit the jackpot' — but immigration experts say the stunt more closely resembles a 'different shade of family separation'
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Ron DeSantis defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Over the weekend, he suggested that those migrants "hit the jackpot" by landing in Massachusetts. "Florida is not on the US-Mexico border, so the migrants were transported to Martha's Vineyard from Texas on Floridians' dime." It's carefully-chosen language on DeSantis' part but doesn't represent the reality for most migrants, according to immigration experts. The migrants who landed in Martha's Vineyard last week were given misleading brochures promising cash assistance and job placement services before touching down on the island, according to lawyers for the migrants.
☆ Meet Matt Krause, the man who critics say helped make Texas a national leader in book bans
  + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Texas now has the highest number of book bans in the US. Texas is now a leader in book bans, and one influential politician — along with pressure from the GOP — may have been the driving force, a Houston Chronicle investigation found. By April 2022, a PEN America analysis found that Texas had 713 bans, nearly half of all book bans in the US. Some politicians and parent groups disagreed with the inquiryKrause denies any political motivations behind the book list, but critics disagree. For Foote, the book bans represent GOP political motivations, citing school board officials and lawmakers who have begun their own book challenges.
☆ Tapper asks GOP lawmaker: Isn't there a degree of trolling here?
  + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
CNN's Jake Tapper asks Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) if he has any issue with Texas' governor dropping off migrants, including a one-month-old baby, in front of Vice President Kamala Harris' home.
☆ I moved my family from California to Austin, Texas, and regretted it. Here are 10 things to consider before making an expensive mistake.
  + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Brett Alder | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +21 min
Brett Alder moved to Austin, Texas, for work and regrets the choice. A lot of people, including myself, move from California to Austin because of the hype and the perception that California and Austin are reasonably comparable in lifestyle. Water: Water is also shockingly expensive. Expensive pool maintenance, expensive landscaping services, expensive home repairs, expensive dining and movies. Expensive pool maintenance, expensive landscaping services, expensive home repairs, expensive dining and movies.
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