Sen. Dick Durbin calls GOP governors 'pathetic' for making promises to migrant families to get them [View all]

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Sen. Dick Durbin said it's "pathetic" that Republican governors are making empty promises to migrants as they relocate them to different parts of the country.

It comes amid a wave of Democratic criticisms of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who have flown and bussed immigrants to northern states and Washington, DC as a political stunt.

Speaking with NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet The Press," Durbin said he met with immigrants who had been relocated to Chicago.

"I met with the people who came off the buses. I sat down with one of the families, and they told me the story," Durbin said. "It is pathetic that these governors are taking advantage of these helpless people, making promises to them to get on the bus and life is just going to be fine, and off they go to places far removed from where they're supposed to be appearing under the requirements of our law in a matter of weeks and months."

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