JD Vance accuses Black immigrants of eating White people's pets - UPDATE: Trump doubles down on the debate stage!

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1/18
@ellim992
Far-right movements have been using Springfield, Ohio as a propaganda tool since early 2023.

There aren’t 20,000 Haitian immigrants there
in fact, there are barely 5,000 in the entire state.

The level of cognitive dissonance required for this narrative is staggering.

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2/18
@ellim992
The Census Bureau ACS lists the Haitian-born population in Ohio as 5,264 as of July 7, 2023.

This is the most recent and reliable data.

These groups have been claiming that there are 20,000 to 70,000 Haitians in just Springfield since May 2023.

https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B05006?q=Place of Birth&g=040XX00US39&y=2023

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3/18
@ellim992
The Springfield City School District posts their enrollment online.

This week, their head count is 7,415.

Huge increase from last year, right?

Except not... The district is still below pre-pandemic levels. They had 7,716 students in 2020.

https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Data/Frequently-Requested-Data/Enrollment-Data

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4/18
@ellim992
Annual head count for Springfield City School District on those files -

2024: 7,415
2023: 7,227
2022: 7,107
2021: 7,099
2020: 7,716
2019: 7,551
2018: 7,661
2017: 7,759

Take a look at the data tables yourself.

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5/18
@ellim992
Again, the ACS lists the July 2023 population of people born in Haiti living in Ohio as 5,264.

Vital statistics show 599 births in 2023 to mothers born in Haiti

472 in 2024.

Birth trends aren’t linear, but even assuming linear increase, that’s a max of ~700 births.

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6/18
@ellim992
For deaths, CDC Wonder won't let you search by country of origin, but search by race categories:

Through August 2024, there's been 29 deaths among Black Hispanic Ohiohans.

2023: 62

2022: 45

2021: 59

Fact check if you want to, it's public data.
https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-provisional.html

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7/18
@ellim992
You cannot tell me that a population of immigrants has grown 4x it's size in a year, and their death rate has not increased?

(especially a population that is supposedly sucking up health resources?)

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8/18
@ellim992
These 15,000-25,000 Hatian immigrants beyond what the Census lists?

They're not dying,
they're not having extra babies,
they're not in the schools?

Where are they? The Haitian population ~doubled in recent years.

1,934 Haitian Immigrants lived in the entire state in 2021.

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9/18
@ellim992
In 2022, ACS listed 5,442 people born in Haiti in Ohio.

In 2023, ACS listed 5,264 people.

This is fake. And bad journalism.

Especailly since they've been making up this number for a year now - and we have the data for the ACTUAL population when this rumor started.

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10/18
@ellim992
The media is moving quickly on this and not fact checking. The initial report of "20,000-30,000" is linked to a Heritage-affiliated anti-immigration think-tank that writes a lot about brown immigrants.

(Somehow Ukraine is fine?)

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11/18
@ellim992
Bottom line:

Folks are choosing to believe and spread any of these lies 🐈🐕🦆 because it fits their racist narrative.

Inventing a massive population surge of immigrants is just to serve this. It isn't about facts for them, it's about targeting communities of color.

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12/18
@ellim992
@Reuters should really show us where they got this graph:

Because the state medicaid dashboard shows another story about enrollment.



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Clark County, Ohio Medicaid Enrolled Population Totals from August 2023 to August 2024, from the state Medicaid enrollment dashboard.

Black population Medicaid enrolled totals in Clark County, Ohio, August 2023 to August 2024:
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medicaid.ohio.gov/stakeholde…


13/18
@ellim992
"Well, the Reuters graph could still be true if people are dying or moving at the same rate as Haitian immigrants are moving in?"

"Maybe 4000 people died or moved out and 4000 Haitian immigrants moved in?"

Nope. Here's all resident deaths for Clark County, Ohio

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14/18
@ellim992
Hey @JuddLegum @ItsDocumented @RonFilipkowski

I think a FOIA request is in order for what the Clark County, Ohio government said to the press - and who.

What I initially believed just a rumor that accidentally got picked up as offical, looks a lot worse with graphs.



15/18
@ellim992
(little apology: sorry Judd and Ron I didn't mean to attach you to this thread.... just tag you.
I guess you'll see it. 😬)



16/18
@ellim992
@DaveYostOH Ohio AG Dave Yost ignores stats provided by Springfield and Clark County officials.
There’s NO basis for "1/4 to 1/3" of Springfield being new immigrants — no data backs this.
He is simply inciting violence against his own constituents.



17/18
@ellim992
Folks, the numbers from the City of Springfield are clear: 12,000 - 15,000 total immigrants in the entire county.
That's not Haitian immigrants, that's not just the immigrants in Springfield. Media keeps linking to this while claiming 12-15k. Can you see how this happened?



18/18
@ellim992
Clark County, Ohio has 136,000 people. The city estimates 9-11% of the county is foreign-born.
14.3% of the U.S. population is foreign-born, and 52% are naturalized citizens.
Clark County, Ohio foreign-born population is lower than the national average.

https://springfieldohio.gov/immigration-faqs/




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Kinda makes me wonder if the breakfast club could counter that sort of messaging on the spot if a politician said something similar. CNN had to reach out to the mayor and police department just so they could counter that talking point before the interview even happened.
 
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Thankfully, a prestigious RNC speaker has now weighed in with her informed opinion.

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"Haitian immigrants are absolutely eating people's cats and dogs in Springfield," Rose stated. When challenged by the TMZ interviewer, who cited local officials saying the claims were false, the TV personality doubled down, adding that she had seen social media videos corroborating the allegations.


"I've seen videos online where people claim their pets were taken by Haitian immigrants," Rose said, insisting that this confirmed Trump's narrative.


Rose defended Trump and Vance. "Why is it racist if it's true?" she asked during her interview with TMZ.


She further argued, "It is a known fact that in Haitian culture, some people do eat cats." While acknowledging that not all Haitians engage in the practice, Rose maintained that it is common enough to validate Trump's claims. "That's part of Haitian culture, right? It's not every Haitian person, but some do."




According to the history blog Rogue Art Historian, some Haitians do sacrifice animals in religious ceremonies, in an "offering that maintains the balance between the human and spiritual realms," but these animals are chickens, goats and pigs, with no mention of cats or dogs.
 

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‘Big mistake’: South Florida Haitians slam Trump’s false claim about immigrants eating pets​


By Grethel Aguila

September 22, 2024 7:11 PM

West Palm Beach resident Wilda Brooks, center, protest along with members of South Florida’s Haitian community as Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted a rally against the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, the importance of registration to vote, and participation in the election this November 5th on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in North Miami, Florida.

Growing up, Nathan Gabriel was teased for his Haitian heritage. He’s now growing increasingly concerned about the claims former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance made at the national stage regarding Haitian immigrants — and that anxiety has empowered him to push others to vote.
“Being Haitian is a blessing,” said Gabriel, the president of the Haitian Student Union at Florida International University. “Never let a classmate, coworker or even a vice president nominee and former President tell you different.”

Like Gabriel, about 200 people — mainly members of South Florida’s Haitian community — and dozens of local political leaders gathered outside the North Miami City Hall on Sunday afternoon to rally against the baseless claims made by the Trump campaign. The event was hosted by the Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus.
“If there was ever a time to stand and defend ourselves, it is right now,” Gabriel said. “Especially [when the comments come] from anyone in a position of power, especially a former president and a current vice president candidate...”

Pembroke Pines resident Audi Sicard of the Broward DNC board, left, joins in support of the South Florida Haitian community as Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted a rally against the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, the importance of registration to vote, and participation in the election this November 5th on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in North Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com

In recent weeks, the Trump campaign has falsely stated that Haitian immigrants living in a southwestern Ohio city are abducting and eating local wildlife and their neighbors’ pets. Trump repeated the racist tropes, rooted in a centuries-old racist trope of vilifying newcomers to the United States, during the Sept. 10 debate against Vice President Harris.

Karen Graves, a spokesperson for the city of Springfield, Ohio, said in a statement that “there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”
“Mr. Trump made one big mistake,” said Hedder Pierre-Joseph, president of the Democratic Haitian Caucus of Florida. “He forgot that we are five generations in. The first boat load of Haitians landed on the coast of Pompano Beach in December 1973.”

Activist and singer Farah Juste, left, joins in support of the South Florida Haitian community as Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted a rally against the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, the importance of registration to vote, and participation in the election this November 5th on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in North Miami, Florida.

“We are U.S. citizens right now, and we are going to vote...”

‘Made this community’​


The Haitian community should stand firm — and turn out at the ballot box for Harris in November, State Sen. Shevrin Jones told the crowd. That’s how the community, he said, can prevent dangerous and offensive rhetoric from tearing the U.S. apart.
“[Trump and Vance] are not fit to lead... because they don’t know about the Haitian community,” Jones said. “Not only that, maybe we need to invite them here to Florida to have a meal at Chef Creole.”

North Miami resident Frandzy Bruce Bernadin, left, wipes the sweat of his brow as he stand in solidarity with members of South Florida’s Haitian community as Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted a rally against the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, the importance of registration to vote, and participation in the election this November 5th on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in North Miami, Florida.


Standing before the crowd in the blistering sun, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who’s running against Sen. Rick Scott, slammed Scott for his party’s response to the comments about Haitian immigrants. Scott, in an interview with conservative news outlet, said the situation “sounds pretty scary for the citizens of Springfield.” He later praised the state’s Haitian population, saying he has “a great relationship with them.”

Mucarsel-Powell emphasized that the more than 500,000 Haitians living in Florida can sway who is elected in November.
“You are entrepreneurial,” she told the crowd. “You’re small business owners. You are our teachers. You are our nurses. You have made this community what it is today...”

Pembroke Pines resident Audi Sicard of the Broward DNC board, center, joins in support of the South Florida Haitian community as Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted a rally against the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, the importance of registration to vote, and participation in the election this November 5th on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in North Miami, Florida.
 

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"Haitian immigrants are absolutely eating people's cats and dogs in Springfield," Rose stated. When challenged by the TMZ interviewer, who cited local officials saying the claims were false, the TV personality doubled down, adding that she had seen social media videos corroborating the allegations.


"I've seen videos online where people claim their pets were taken by Haitian immigrants," Rose said, insisting that this confirmed Trump's narrative.


Rose defended Trump and Vance. "Why is it racist if it's true?" she asked during her interview with TMZ.


She further argued, "It is a known fact that in Haitian culture, some people do eat cats." While acknowledging that not all Haitians engage in the practice, Rose maintained that it is common enough to validate Trump's claims. "That's part of Haitian culture, right? It's not every Haitian person, but some do."




According to the history blog Rogue Art Historian, some Haitians do sacrifice animals in religious ceremonies, in an "offering that maintains the balance between the human and spiritual realms," but these animals are chickens, goats and pigs, with no mention of cats or dogs.


Does she need a presidential pardon for something she's done in the past? Why is she acting like this all of a sudden?
 
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