Under President Biden’s leadership, nearly 20,000 Haitians have resettled in Springfield, Ohio – a town of roughly 60,000 residents – spurring a housing crisis.
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RuralAmericaisenduringsomeofthemostdevastatingconsequencesofBiden’sbordercrisis.Springfield,Ohio–asmalltownofroughly60,000residentswestofColumbus–isthelatestexample.UnderPresidentBiden’sleadershipnearly20,000Haitianshaveresettledthere.Now,thecommunityisfacinganemergencyhousingcrisis.
OnJuly8,SpringfieldCityManagerBryanHecksenta lettertoSens.SherrodBrown,D-Ohio,andTimScott,R-S.C.–chairmanandrankingmember,respectively,oftheU.S.SenateCommitteeonBanking,Housing,andUrbanAffairs–alertingthemtothiscrisis.
Accordingto Heck,theseHaitianshavebeenresettledintheU.S.becauseofBiden’s paroleprogram,whichissupposedtobesparinglyused,temporaryand“onlyonacase-by-casebasisforurgenthumanitarianreasonsorsignificantpublicbenefit.”
Springfieldhasexperienceda33%increaseintheirpopulationsinceBidentookofficebecauseofthe surgeofillega