Cruise Ships Rescue Migrants From Boats Off Florida Coast

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Border Patrol plans to send additional resources to the area, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
50% : Border Patrol officials told the Associated Press that Coast Guard crews patrolling the Florida Keys have spotted hundreds of boats carrying people primarily from Cuba and Haiti in recent months.
44% : Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay criticized a "lack of a working plan by the federal government" to handle a recent uptick in migrants arriving in the state, adding "residents may see an increased amount of law enforcement and emergency responders throughout the county as we continue to respond to these landings."

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