Despite the city's reputation for rough edges, rowdy sports fans, and blunt talk, Philadelphians are capable of showing a profound ability to welcome others, no matter where they come from.
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he had sent a bus filled with asylum-seekers to Philadelphia. The Republican blames the nation's sanctuary cities — places such as Philadelphia, which decline to enforce federal immigration law — for the large movements of people who brave the long and harrowing journey to the border.
This is only the most recent in a series of cruel political stunts that Republican governors have pulled at the expense of vulnerable people. Abbott has led the way, sending more than 13,000 migrants and asylum-seekers to Washington, New York City, and Chicago. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has followed Texas's lead, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to outdo them both by flying asylum-seekers to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
