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Springfield Residents Vent Frustration at City Leaders Over Haitian Immigrant Surge During Ramaswamy Town Hall

Officials were invited to the town hall, Ramaswamy said, but they did not attend because of the ‘culture of fear.’
Springfield Residents Vent Frustration at City Leaders Over Haitian Immigrant Surge During Ramaswamy Town Hall
An overflow crowd attended former Republican presidential candidate and Ohio tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy's town hall about the Haitian immigrant surge in the community, on Sept. 19, 2024. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Talk about Haitian migrants reportedly killing and eating cats and dogs catapulted Springfield, Ohio, onto the national stage, but the subject was rarely mentioned during Vivek Ramaswamy’s town hall there on Sept. 19.

Most of the residents focused on concerns about the consistently growing Haitian population. They are frustrated over safety issues and a strain on resources among other issues.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.