Temporary Protected Status, as the program is known, is given to qualifying individuals allowing them to remain in the country because conditions are considered unsafe in their home countries. The authorizations are temporary but can be renewed repeatedly as long as recipients stay in good standing and their prior homes are still considered unsafe.

Haitian nationals were first eligible for the status in 2010 when an earthquake destroyed much of the country's infrastructure.

The growth of the Haitian population in Springfield comes from actions undertaken by local officials. Springfield, which had shrunk in population for several decades, needed workers. Those opportunities, a relatively low cost of living and support from the community played big roles in drawing Haitians to the city, according to a 2023 Dayton Daily New article examining Springfield's growing Haitian population.

The city began pitching itself after 2014 to potential employers as a good place for new factories and distribution hubs, and several new companies opened facilities there by the end of the 2010s, the New York Times reported. A lack of workers opened the door for Haitian immigrants to work, and word of mouth helped rapidly draw more to the city, experts told the Times for that story.

Springfield is responsible for the influx of immigrants into their community, though responsibility lies with governments at all levels to meet the needs of its citizens. I wonder if JD Vance advocated for federal assistance instead of demonizing immigrants only there to provide their labor in support of local businesses, how much better the city and its immediate outlook might be. But trying to turn people against each other is all Trump/Vance offers to this nation while morons like Visitor happily tote their polluted water, drinking the poison and regurgitating its toxicity wrapped up tightly in their own ignorance.

Another easily disproven lie.

Except for the Covid months of April-September 2020, Springfield Ohio's unemployment rate never exceeded 7% which makes it impossible for it to be 7% higher than the national average.

When a liar disrespects your intelligence to your face - ignore whatever the liar says without attribution because you already know that it and the truth have never met.

Another easily disproven lie.

Except for the Covid months of April-September 2020, Springfield Ohio's unemployment rate never exceeded 7% which makes it impossible for it to be 7% higher than the national average.

When a liar disrespects your intelligence to your face - ignore whatever the liar says without attribution because you already know that it and the truth have never met.