At this week’s presidential debate, Donald J. Trump went into an unprompted digression about immigrants eating people’s pets. While the claims were debunked, the topic was left unexplained.
Miriam Jordan, who covers the impact of immigration policies for The Times, explains the story behind the shocking claims and the tragedy that gave rise to them.
Guest: Miriam Jordan (https://www.nytimes.com/by/miriam-jordan) , a national immigration correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• A local official said there was “absolutely no evidence” (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/politics/trump-vance-haitians-ohio.html) for the outlandish claim about Haitian migrants that Mr. Trump and his campaign have amplified.
• How an Ohio town landed in the middle of the immigration debate (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html) .
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My condolences, Mr Clark. I’m so sorry for your loss of your darling son Aiden. You have a great big heart, Sir, for your gracious remarks. Blessings on you and your family. ❤
They were trying to draw attention to the problem of this type of immigration, not “score points” … It’s an example of what happens when immigration is done done properly
Ugh, so some of the locals are mad at the vulnerable population for coming to jobs and safety. Meanwhile, they should be mad at corporations looking for cheap labor and gouging rents. The more things change, the more they stay the same. TLDR: Racism. It’s racism.
This alone should alarm you all not to vote for this idiot!!
how’d this story work out for you? springfield new the truth. yes, this was a digression, but it garnered djt a crapton of earned media, and counterintuitively, positive media. memes, songs, the youth on tiktok loved it. why don’t you focus on your partisan views, your party’s willing disdain for immigration law enforcement. The new york times isn’t even at the bottom of bird cages any more. An emerging ass rag! see ya later.