'What the companies tell us is that they are very good workers,' Mike DeWine said on Sunday.
Ohio's Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, defended Haitian immigrants in his state during a Sunday interview after former President Donald Trump, the GOP's presidential nominee, and his running mate Ohio Senator JD Vance, have amplified discredited accusations against the community in recent days.Trump and Vance have repeatedly promoted claims that Haitian immigrants, who are in the United States legally, have been 'eating the pets' of their neighbors in Springfield, Ohio.
'After half a century of economic decline, Springfield worked hard to lure back the manufacturing industry. The plan worked and began creating jobs that ended up attracting immigrants. Between 15,000 and 20,000 Haitian migrants have moved to the city, which had a population of just under 60,000 in 2020, over the space of four years, city officials say.
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