Had enough of racist immigrant bashing? Don’t boo — Vote! Where Haitian voters matter the most.
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Don't boo - Vote! Here's where Haitian voters matter the most. Bomb Threats and the F.B.I.: Springfield Disrupted by Trump’s False Migrants Claim. Springfield, Ohio, is caught in the middle of the nation’s political wars after former President Donald J. Trump made a debunked claim about Haitian immigrants and pets. - NY Times
"The furor created by Mr. Trump during Tuesday night’s presidential debate has put Springfield in the cross-hairs of the nation’s political wars. For the past two days, bomb threats have proliferated, closing City Hall, schools and a motor vehicles office. F.B.I. agents have descended on the community to guard against danger not to animals but to humans.
The unexpected and unwanted attention generated by Mr. Trump’s false stories led to real-life confusion and anxiety for some residents. Schools have been evacuated, children sheltered at home and parents forced to make other plans during the workday. Gethro Jean, a Haitian pastor, said that he had been fielding questions from congregants who were concerned about attending church on Sunday." - NY Times
As President Obama says "Don't Boo. Vote!" Where do Haitian voters have the most influence? We used data from the Migration Policy Center to find out and create this StoryMap.
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Haitian immigrants in Springfield
"Springfield, a rust belt city in south-west Ohio, is home to about 60,000 people and has seen thousands of immigrants arrive in recent years. Many are from Haiti, and city officials say up to 20,000 have made Springfield home in recent years, reversing a long decline that saw the city’s population drop by more than 20,000 over the last 60 years." - BBC
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"Trump repeating the rumor about Springfield residents’ pets — which Republican Party leaders picked up from a Facebook post and Vance elevated Monday — fits into the former president’s record of portraying immigrants broadly as threats. His attempts to vilify immigrants and people of color, including his campaign’s use of racist tropes, align with tactics that populist and authoritarian leaders have used throughout history." - WaPo
TakeAway: America deserves better than racist immigrant bashing. Vote for Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and Democrats.
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