Source: The Watch
by Radley Balko
“JD Vance’s broadside against the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio is one of the uglier mask-off episodes in American politics in recent memory. It isn’t just the racism, it’s the glee with which right-wing personalities and outlets have focused a third of the country’s rage and ridicule on one vulnerable, easily-identifiable group of immigrants in a single city. … Vance’s claims are worth debunking for one important reason — he isn’t just putting Haitian immigrants at risk, he’s now endangered the entire city of Springfield. And the long-term goal of his rhetoric is to snuff out the main thing that’s giving slowly-dying cities like Springfield life and hope — immigration.” (09/17/24)
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/what-jd-vance-and-donald-trump-dont