Residents of Springfield, Ohio are sounding the alarm after their small town has been flooded with over 20,000 Haitians.
Locals have been expressing their outrage at city council meetings over the crime and chaos brought to their doors by the influx of migrants from Haiti.
Thousands of Haitians have arrived in Springfield since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Residents have been pointing to an uptick in crime, mayhem, and car crashes due to the massive influx of third-world foreign nationals.
According to city officials about 20,000 Haitians have arrived in the town of 58,000 people.
“I see what’s going on in the streets,” said Springfield local Anthony Harris, 28.
“And I see you guys sitting up there and, comfy chairs and suits…
“I really challenge you guys to get out here and do something.”
“These Haitians are running into trash cans.
“They’re running into buildings.
“They’re flipping cars in the middle of the street, and I don’t know how like, y’all can be comfortable with this.”
Locals have been complaining that the migrants have been eating pet cats and local wildlife such as ducks.
One Haitian woman was arrested after she captured a pet cat, killed it, and ate it in front of the owners.
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64-year-old resident Lisa Hayes recounted an incident where migrants were bullying her at a supermarket.
They blocked her cart and refused to let her pass through the aisle.
“I don’t know what kind of label you put on this,” she said, perplexed by the incident.
“I would like to see them have some common respect.”
Residents mentioned how migrants are crowding public areas and hitting people with cars.
Some said the city needed to start giving driving lessons as the migrants don’t have licenses.
Resident Diana Daniels blamed cultural clashes for the issues.
“Countries… are defined by their culture and their language, not the color.
“When folks stand up here and describe what is happening to them, they are often painted with the broad brush of racism that has nothing to do with it.”
“Shame on you,” she told city leadership.
At another hearing, a woman named Noel said she doesn’t feel safe in Springfield anymore and that migrants are camping out near her home.
“I try to help them the best I can to keep them from trying to squat on my property,” Noel said.
“But it is so unsafe,” he warned.
“I have learned they cannot speak English in my front yard, they’re screaming at me, throwing mattresses in my front yard, throwing trash in my front yard,” she said.
“Look at me, I weigh 95 pounds.
“I couldn’t defend myself if I had to ‘pack up and move.’”
“It’s killing both of us mentally,” she continued.
“I don’t understand what you expect of us as citizens…
“Who’s protecting me? I want out of this town.
“I am sorry. Please give me a reason to stay.”
“How do you know we aren’t getting criminals, rapists?” another man said during a hearing about the migrant issue after a bus crash killed the son of two teachers.
Another resident called out general failures in leadership.
“When am I getting my money back?” he said.
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