*Have you ever wondered why some documented immigrants are welcomed into America with open arms while others get the Heisman Trophy cold shoulder?
In 2021 Congress approved a special immigration program for more than 100k Afghans and Iraqis to come to the United States after American troops pulled out of Afghanistan.
They got free plane rides out of “Dodge City,” resettlement funds and even housing from the US government to the tune of $8 billion, funded by our American tax dollars. Nobody complains about that negative return on investment.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2023, at least 271k Ukrainian refugees have been admitted to the United States, according to Homeland Security. To date, Congress has approved more than $113 billion to rebuild Ukraine with our money. Nobody has told Ukrainians to go back to home.
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Yet, documented Haitian immigrants are projected as the poster people for what is wrong with immigration.
For some reason, Donald Trump has a wedgie up his butt for this particular set of documented immigrants who have helped to build the local economy in Springfield, Ohio – just as they were hired to do.
Still, Trump said if he is re-elected president he will start his deportation operation in Springfield. If he does, who will work the jobs they will leave behind?
What will companies do to provide products and services those Haitians helped to fulfill? What about the children of those Haitians who were born in the United States? Who will take care of them? These are questions that should be answered by Trump before the election.
What benefit is it for Trump to keep unsubstantiated claims of gang violence and animal cruelty as headline news? Click the video above to hear my take on it.
Steffanie Rivers is a freelance journalist living in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. Email her at [email protected] with your comments, questions, and speaking inquiries. Follow her @tcbstef on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter.
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