Remember Springfield, Ohio? The town that became the center of one of the wildest news cycles in 2024 campaign history? Well, the residents who spent the last couple of years saying "hey, we have a problem here" are now doing a victory lap after the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian migrants.
A citizens' group called "Stop the influx into Springfield, Ohio" took to Facebook to share their reaction, as The American Tribune reported. One of the group's leaders, Tammie Poe, posted a statement on the group's page noting that the nearly 5,000 members share a common belief. "America is a nation of laws, and those laws matter," Poe wrote. "We welcome the DHS decision to end Temporary Protected Status because we believe it is a step toward restoring respect for our immigration laws after years of policies that many felt ignored or bypassed them."
Now here is where it gets interesting, because the same group that the media has been trying to paint as a bunch of heartless villains also said this: "We have genuine compassion for the families whose lives will be affected. Many came here believing promises made by politicians, but political promises have never been a substitute for the law." That is not exactly the raging mob the cable news folks would have you believe exists, according to Breitbart News.
Meanwhile, the establishment media has been doing what it does best: finding the most dramatic possible angle. The Washington Post, owned by a billionaire (just a fun little detail), ran headlines about fear gripping communities, nursing homes bracing for fallout, and grandmothers potentially being left without care. New York Governor Kathy Hochul told the Post, "I'm telling you it's going to cripple our health care system. Who's going to show up tomorrow to take care of grandma? Who's doing that? Who's stepping up?"
The Boston Globe chimed in with a headline about how more than 10,000 Haitian workers in Massachusetts would lose protections, quoting employer Chris White who said, "It's not like these folks were taking jobs that Americans would be doing." That line always goes over well with the Americans who apparently do not want jobs.
But before everyone assumes 350,000 people are getting frog-marched onto planes tomorrow, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin went on CNN to explain the actual situation. "These individuals have a couple of choices here," Mullin told anchor Jake Tapper. "They can try to apply for a permanent residence here, they can apply for a temporary visa if they choose to or they can choose to go back." He added that the government would provide those who choose to leave with a plane ticket and $2,100 to start over in their home country.
So to recap: the Supreme Court ruled, the law is being enforced, the Springfield residents are relieved, the media is panicking, and Trump kept a campaign promise. That last part alone might be the most unusual development in modern political history.
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