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CNN — Margery Koveleski says “Why Springfield?” is something she’s been hearing a lot lately. “Everybody asks the question,” says Koveleski, a community activist and translator in the Ohio city who’s been helping its growing Haitian population. Immigrants have chosen to live in Springfield due to its low cost of living and available work, according to a city website, which …
CBS News host Margaret Brennan grilled Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. "On September 9th, you amplified what you said yourself were rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets," Brennan explained. The CBS host noted that at least four schools and the Springfield City Hall had to be evacuated due to bomb threats. "The problem here is not that Donald Trump and …
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. A “Welcome To Our City” sign hangs from a parking garage downtown, where a coffee shop, bakery and boutique line Springfield’s main drag, North Fountain Street. Melanie Flax Wilt, a Republican commissioner in the county where Springfield is located, said she …
