By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-17 20:21:18 | Updated at 2024-11-17 22:39:05
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Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win
The Guardian ^ | 11/17/24
Posted on 11/17/2024 12:14:20 PM PST by EBH
As Jacob Payen, a co-founder of the Haitian Community Alliance who runs a business that includes helping Haitians in Springfield to file tax returns, said: “People are fully aware of the election result, and that is why they are leaving; they are afraid of a mass deportation.
“Several of my customers have left. One guy with his family went to New Jersey; others have gone to Boston. I know three families that have gone to Canada.”
Some are thought to have moved to nearby cities such as Dayton, where they believe they would be less visible to law enforcement. Others who had temporary asylum in Brazil are pondering going back to the South American country, community leaders say.
Springfield’s Haitian community has been in the spotlight since Trump falsely accused immigrants here of eating pets during a presidential debate in September. Since then, the city has seen false bomb threats and marches by neo-Nazi groups after having experienced a revival in recent years in large part because of Haitians who took jobs in local produce packaging and machining factories that many previously there found undesirable.
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1 posted on 11/17/2024 12:14:20 PM PST by EBH
To: EBH
What kind of vehicle is a drove?
2 posted on 11/17/2024 12:16:35 PM PST by ssapro (SSAPRO/ EXBP)
To: EBH
As Jacob Payen, a co-founder of the Haitian Community Alliance who runs a business that includes helping Haitians in Springfield to file tax returns
Lemme guess. Zero reported income but they've all got ten children for that Child Tax Credit.
3 posted on 11/17/2024 12:16:39 PM PST by Drew68 (Today I'm thoroughly enjoying eating crow salted with liberal tears. Best meal I've ever had!)
“Several of my customers have left. One guy with his family went to New Jersey; others have gone to Boston. I know three families that have gone to Canada.”
This is how it’s done!
They will self deport ... out of the country, too!
4 posted on 11/17/2024 12:17:01 PM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
To: EBH
5 posted on 11/17/2024 12:17:43 PM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
To: EBH
what neo-nazi groups?
not even a name for one?
strange that no video
if true leftist media would have run with it 24/7
6 posted on 11/17/2024 12:19:37 PM PST by joshua c
To: EBH
“Several of my customers have left. One guy with his family went to New Jersey; others have gone to Boston. I know three families that have gone to Canada.”
New Jersey, Boston, and Canada? All good places for them to share their culture with one another. Sounds like they’ll all do just fine.
7 posted on 11/17/2024 12:20:15 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: EBH
running where they will be safe and protected, they think
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