“We did what we normally do with the homeless population down here, and that is pull together resources to meet people’s emergency needs,” a community organizer said. “That happened very fast. It was very impressive.”
Jonathan Wiggs / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesWhen about 50 migrants unexpectedly flew into Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon, community organizers said there was no time to think about the fact that their tiny island had suddenly been thrust into the center of a national political debate.
Other leaders have sent migrants to cities better equipped to handle such influxes: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been busing migrants to Washington, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused migrants to Washington, New York and Chicago. He had not heard about the island’s latest visitors Wednesday afternoon when his pizza parlor got an unusually large order: 10 of his largest pies. When he asked what the occasion was, “they told me it was for 50 people who showed up at their doorstep, but they didn’t elaborate,” Segal said.
Rebecca Pierce, the director of media and events at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, a nonprofit organization that has coordinated much of the welcoming effort, said organizers have been “absolutely overwhelmed” by donations. They have received enough clothing and blankets, she said, but they continue to accept financial donations.
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