Gov. Maura Healey has gotten a taste of Texas life, and she didn’t even have to take one of her many trips out of the state.

As the Herald reported, Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts Tuesday as local emergency shelters fill up with an ever-increasing number of migrants arriving from other countries and surging housing costs hurt residents already here.

She is the latest governor to send out an SOS to respond to migrants fleeing unstable conditions in their home countries. The Democratic governor called for the federal government to step up funding, among other requests.

According to Politico, when asked about Healey’s announcement Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has already hit the wall with migrant surges overwhelming city shelters,  was happy to have another partner pressing the White House for intervention.

“Democratic governors and mayors, mayors in Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, here in New York, El Paso, Brownsville, all of the mayors have been saying that this is a national problem and we need national leadership,” he said at a press conference in Manhattan.

Now Healey knows how beleaguered border states have felt for years. Efforts to send migrants to other, notably northern states were met with derision and accusations of cruelty. Now the influx of migrants has hit Mass., and it’s a problem.

Healey said the emergency declaration directs local officials to utilize “all means necessary” to secure housing, shelter, and health and human services to address the “humanitarian crisis.”

State officials had issued a call for host families last month, a plea repeated Tuesday by Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, according to Boston 25 News. “Most importantly, if you have an extra room or suite in your home, please consider hosting a family. Housing and shelter is our most pressing need and become a sponsor family.”

This is a fantastic opportunity for Bay State liberals to step up.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was slammed for flying migrants to Nantucket last year, and the island residents widely hailed for their humanitarian efforts to aid them.

And then they were shipped off to a military base on Cape Cod.

Now places to shelter migrants are full, with more arriving daily. This is the perfect opportunity for those who supported sanctuary cities, blasted attempts to secure our borders, and dismissed the surge of migrant crossing as a “border crisis.”

Now they can be part of the solution, even if only temporarily. While shelters and hotels may be filling up, there are plenty of leafy communities around the state with plenty of room, and moneyed residents with lots of rooms in their manses.

Healey said the state is spending around $45M a month to help assist these families. Perhaps well-heeled homeowners could get a tax break for hosting migrants – it’s bound to cost less than $45M a month.

Actions speak louder than words – who will step up?