Opinion from Elvia Diaz: Gov. Katie Hobbs will bus migrants from Arizona much like Doug Ducey did. The difference comes down to intent.
Let’s be honest. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs isn’t doing much different than her Republican predecessor inSo, why is she suddenly getting kudos from some of the same people who condemned former Gov. Doug Ducey for doing practically the same thing?Former Gov. Doug Ducey didn’t spend taxpayers’ dollars out of the goodness of his heart to help asylum seekers. He did it to make a political point against Democrats.Don’t take my word for it. The former governor repeatedly made his intent clear.
Ducey did not do that. His program was by many accounts more orderly and organized with the help of Amanda Aguirre, a former Democratic state lawmaker running a regional center near Yuma. It doesn’t matter if they get the help they want – and need. But it does matter when they’re tricked into going to undisclosed locations.
Her earlier criticism of Ducey’s plan during the campaign adds fuel to the fire, prompting her opponents to characterize her and immigrant advocates as hypocritical.
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