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Influx of migrants from GOP-led states tests Dem strongholds

FILE - The Strawberry Supermoon rises in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York, June 14, 2022. There are few places in the U.S. with a more deeply ingrained reputation as a refuge for immigrants than New York City, where the Statue of Liberty rises from the harbor as a symbol of welcome for the worn and weary. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) FILE - The Statue of Liberty is seen with lower Manhattan in the background July 1, 2021, in New York. There are few places in the U.S. with a more deeply ingrained reputation as a refuge for immigrants than New York City, where the Statue of Liberty rises from the harbor as a symbol of welcome for the worn and weary. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File) FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Aug. 4, 2022. The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C., New York City and even Martha's Vineyard, but they may just be getting started. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a press conference Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla. The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C., New York City and even Martha's Vineyard, but they may just be getting started. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Cleiver Rodriguez, 24, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in New York. Rodriguez, an immigrant from Venezuela, arrived to Manhattan in a bus sent by Texas governor Greg Abbott and is thankful for a free ride to New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)