Mass. Gov. Healey: Republicans Made Illegal Immigration Into an Issue, ‘Scaring a Lot of People’

Garcia NAVARRO Governor Healey ░░░░░░░░ number two issue in ░░░░░░░░ state according to polling ░░░░░░░░ immigration which is something ░░░░░░░░ has plagued Democrats in ░░░░░░░░ last election 2023 was ░░░░░░░░ year where states like ░░░░░░░░ saw a big surge ░░░░░░░░ s also when you ░░░░░░░░ governor Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ how you ve seen ░░░░░░░░ particular issue play out ░░░░░░░░ Yeah you re right ░░░░░░░░ the timing of it ░░░░░░░░ think that in the ░░░░░░░░ before I took office ░░░░░░░░ d seen the first ░░░░░░░░ of migrants into certain ░░░░░░░░ We re home to ░░░░░░░░ significant Haitian diaspora here ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts and so there ░░░░░░░░ a number of Haitians ░░░░░░░░ into Massachusetts This was ░░░░░░░░ that I inherited It ░░░░░░░░ underway when I became ░░░░░░░░ and it only grew ░░░░░░░░ the first year or ░░░░░░░░ of my administration It ░░░░░░░░ back to something fundamental ░░░░░░░░ have not had comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform in this country ░░░░░░░░ need it I was ░░░░░░░░ upset when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ that border bill which ░░░░░░░░ have provided a pathway ░░░░░░░░ our DREAMers would have ░░░░░░░░ a pathway for people ░░░░░░░░ are living here working ░░░░░░░░ raising kids here paying ░░░░░░░░ here to become citizens ░░░░░░░░ also would have provided ░░░░░░░░ kinds of resources for ░░░░░░░░ border agents more immigration ░░░░░░░░ more resources at intercepting ░░░░░░░░ and other drugs from ░░░░░░░░ into the country It ░░░░░░░░ been a challenging situation ░░░░░░░░ say the least and ░░░░░░░░ frustration has been as ░░░░░░░░ state governor I am ░░░░░░░░ the problems caused by ░░░░░░░░ inaction and federal inaction ░░░░░░░░ on the border and ░░░░░░░░ immigration Garcia NAVARRO One ░░░░░░░░ the most visible strategies ░░░░░░░░ governors adopted during the ░░░░░░░░ of the migrant crisis ░░░░░░░░ sending buses and planes ░░░░░░░░ migrants to blue states ░░░░░░░░ yours very memorably Martha ░░░░░░░░ Vineyard It was a ░░░░░░░░ but you could argue ░░░░░░░░ it worked It made ░░░░░░░░ enforcement into a blue ░░░░░░░░ issue which it had ░░░░░░░░ been Shouldn t it ░░░░░░░░ have been though I ░░░░░░░░ is it not fair ░░░░░░░░ say that Democrats really ░░░░░░░░ not take this issue ░░░░░░░░ HEALEY I don t ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ it that way I ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in Congress were ░░░░░░░░ ones who time after ░░░░░░░░ were pushing for immigration ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ It was a stunt ░░░░░░░░ was a stunt what ░░░░░░░░ I think you know ░░░░░░░░ buses the buses to ░░░░░░░░ York to Illinois to ░░░░░░░░ I think the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ a really effective job ░░░░░░░░ making this an issue ░░░░░░░░ frankly scaring a lot ░░░░░░░░ people.”