From the NY Times:
What’s behind the rise of Haitians in Springfield?
Thousands of new jobs had been created there, thanks to a successful effort by the city’s leadership and Chamber of Commerce to attract new business to Springfield, which sits between Columbus and Dayton. Once a manufacturing hub, Springfield saw its economy shrink after factories closed and jobs migrated overseas. By about 2015, its population had dwindled to under 60,000, from about 80,000 in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Companies that set up shop, however, confronted a dire labor shortage.
Haitians in Florida, Haiti and South America heard from friends and family about Springfield and its need for workers. They began arriving to take jobs in warehouses, manufacturing and the service sector, and employers urged the new workers to encourage other Haitians to join them.
What started as a trickle swelled to a surge after the Covid-19 pandemic, coinciding with deepening political and economic instability in Haiti after the assassination of the president in 2021."
It seems you are not challenging that Trump and Vance are lying and misleading Americans about an increase in murders and the claims of Haitians stealing and eat domestic pets.
Deflection - why would you think looking at current job opportunities in Springfield would reflect a large number of open jobs since the Haitians are already doing them?
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