
It was just recently that I was surprised to hear about a growing crisis in Springfield, Ohio, surrounding the large population of Haitians who had taken up residence there. I was surprised because I have spent much time studying and writing about America’s long-running immigration crisis. Further, Springfield is more or less in my backyard, just an hour’s drive away. However, I was unaware of the situation until it burst onto the national scene in the late summer of 2024.
