The influx of immigrants into Springfield, Ohio, has sparked both economic renewal and growing pains, becoming a focal point in the national immigration debate. While immigrants cite job opportunities and affordability, longtime residents express concerns about strain on services and competition for resources.
A sign stands outside of the Heritage Center of Clark County in Springfield , Ohio , Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Springfield resident Chris Hazel talks to a reporter in Springfield , Ohio , Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. In this image taken from video, Rose-Thamar Joseph, from the Haitian Community Help and Support Center, speaks to The Associated Press, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Springfield , Ohio .
A “Welcome To Our City” sign hangs from a parking garage downtown, where a coffee shop, bakery and boutique line Springfield’s main drag, North Fountain Street. A flag advertising “CultureFest,” the city’s annual celebration of unity through diversity, waves from a pole nearby. “It is so unfair and unjust and completely contrary to what we have contributed to the world, what we have contributed to this nation for so long,” Dominique said.Experts: How Harris and Trump’s plans could impact housing affordability
Last week, a post on the social media platform X shared what looked like a screengrab of a social media post apparently out of Springfield. The claimed without evidence that the person’s “neighbor’s daughter’s friend” saw a cat hanging from a tree to be butchered and eaten, outside a house where it claimed Haitians lived. It was accompanied by a photo of a Black man carrying what appeared to be a goose by its feet.
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