Ohio Haitian immigrants say they are afraid to leave home after recent backlash

ABC News ^ | Sep 18, 2024 | Doc Louallen

[McGruff]

Haitian migrants residing in Springfield, Ohio, shared with ABC News their harrowing experiences of living in constant fear, expressing deep concerns about their safety that prevent them from venturing outside their homes.

In a town of more than 58,000 residents, threats of bombings and shootings led to the closure of city buildings and schools for several days. Wittenberg University canceled all activities on Sunday and classes on Monday as a precautionary measure.

James Fleurijean, a Haitian Community Help & Support Center member, stated that the continual spread of false and divisive statements from prominent politicians was fostering an environment of fear.

[shanover]

Trump needs to hold a mega rally in Springfield. The Harris cabal think this situation is very important to them as the media spin machine is on full tilt protecting Harris Haitians and gaslighting with bombing and shooting because of unfounded Trump-isms.

[1Old Pro]

TPS should have stringent requirements - like mandatory work and periodic check ins and visits from authorities to confirm status etc.

[delchiante]

That’s what Door Dash and Grubhub are for...
But good luck getting dog,cat,duck or geese delivered..

[wild74]

ABC most likely found one person who said that and applied to to all of them thinking that way

[Carl Vehse]

Illegal aliens should be afraid.

Legal immigrants should not be afraid.

[armourenthusiast]

They were imported to work in the local Dole food processing plant at slave wages with the taxpayers subsidizing it. I heard they have a billionaire governor making money off it.

[VeniVidiVici]

Wow! If they’re that scared to leave their homes they should move back to Haiti where they’ll be safe.

[dforest]

Just imagine how the locals must feel getting run over, abused, and their lives disrupted by people bussed in to take over by democrats to vote for them in future elections.

Haitians bussed in that have citizens in their own Haiti called BBQ who eats people.

If Haitians are scared, they need to blame the idiots that brought them here.

[Othniel77]

they probably have some sort of asylum status, that’s what is hardly talked about, how the Biden Admin just opened the doors with asylum- virtually making all illegals legal and eliminating the power of any walls Trump built.

[Jonny7797]

This is not their home. Go back home and get in line and do it the legal way.

[1Old Pro]

They were imported to work in the local Dole food processing plant at slave wages with the taxpayers subsidizing it.

Those "slave wages" are most likely legally mandated minimum wages, which are about equal daily to a average year in Haiti. As far as taxpayer subsidies to corporations, that is now common in America, too common.

[Brian Griffin]

Countries whose residents can get (Temporary Protected Status) TPS status:

Afghanistan 41 million
Burma (Myanmar) 55 million
Cameroon 31 million
El Salvador 6 million
Ethiopia 110 million
Haiti 11 million
Honduras 9 million
Nepal 30 million
Nicaragua 6 million
Somalia 18 million
South Sudan 12 million
Sudan 50 million
Syria 24 million
Ukraine 35 million
Venezuela 28 million
Yemen 34 million

compiled based on Internet queries and:
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status

That adds up to about 500 million people.

[rlmorel]

I don’t “hate” them because they are Haitian.

I don’t “hate” them because they are black.

I don’t “hate” THEM.

I fiercely resent them because they are here when they shouldn’t be.

I fiercely resent them because they have brought their Third World Shit-Hole attitudes, and problems here to this country with them.

I fiercely resent them because They are taking money out of my pocket directly, via social programs that are preferentially extended to them as protected personages.

I fiercely resent them because the vast majority of them have no intention of assimilating.

I fiercely resent them because they don’t give a crap about whose pocket the money comes out of to give them benefits that they don’t have to work for.

I fiercely resent them because they are Absolutely 100% willing pawns in this abomination.

I have grown, however, to “hate” those who endeavor to bring all of this about.

And I have grown to fiercely “hate“ those people responsible in our government and our government who have done this.

I have grown to fiercely “hate“ the people who have participated in the corruption and perversion of the asylum process. (the asylum process should never, ever, ever have been used for people who are poor or indigent, it should be used for people who are threatened by their government, particularly those who believe in Democratic institutions, and are being actively threatened by their own government)

So, yes, I do have “hate” in this.

I DO “hate” those people inside and outside our government who have perpetrated this political perversion (with the intent of either causing the downfall of this country or for their own internal political machinations ) with a white-hot passion.

I view those inside our government and inside our country who have done this as Domestic Enemies of the Constitution, and I view those outside our country as simply enemies.

Both should be fought and defeated.

[allendale]

The Haitians are in Springfield ,Ohio because it was the overt policy of the Biden/Harris cabal to bring them there. It was done in conjunction with unelected, non resident NGOs funded by donors in contract with Biden’s Federal agencies. It happened with the full enthusiastic acquiescence of Governor DeWine, his wife and Senator Sherrod.The Mayor of that town is very suspect. People have a right to know the truth.

[Obadiah]

Total plant story designed to bolster a left-wing story about racism as the driving force behind the Springfield story. Once again the left is trying to frame anyone opposing them as a racist.

Won’t be long now until the media starts the heartwarming interviews with Haitian women, complete with their identity dramatically cloaked “for their safety” talking about their fear of reprisals, their terror of going outside, mean things residents have said.

We’ve seen this playbook before.

[1Old Pro]

They are supposed to leave at a future date, wonder how that’s working.

[1Old Pro]

people inside and outside our government who have perpetrated this political perversion (with the intent of either causing the downfall of this country or for their own internal political machinations )

That's the problem, the Left wants to and is destroying America.

[PGR88]

They’ve already left home, and travelled 2000 miles to Ohio

send them back

[bwest]

I see no problem with that.

[Obadiah]

Any Springfield residents barbecuing Haitians? You know, like they do in Hati?