Ohio's attorney general has launched an investigation to see whether there are legal options to limit the number of immigrants the federal government allows into the state.
On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, press release His office said he would investigate whether he has “legal recourse to stop the federal government from sending unlimited migrants to Ohio communities, particularly Springfield.”
Springfield has recently attracted national attention after an estimated 15,000 Haitian immigrants relocated and made the city their “new home.” City website Other reports put the number closer to 20,000.
While the city notes that most of these immigrants enjoy legal “temporary protected status” under the federal immigrant parole program, some of the city's 60,000 local residents and those in neighboring towns complain that the migrants are causing major disruption to the local economy and threatening public safety.
Yost's press release reiterated some of those complaints: “In addition to straining available resources, local residents complain that immigrants are causing vehicle accidents, stealing property including livestock, camping in homes, and killing wildlife for food.”
Yost called the Biden-Harris administration's immigration plans “absurd.”
“Springfield is More than one third “The impact of immigration is significant,” he said in a statement. “How many are expected to be admitted? What are the limits of federal power? Can the federal government force Ohio to admit all of the millions of immigrants coming under this Administration's watch?”
“There needs to be a limiting principle. We're going to find a way to get this disaster before a federal judge.”
Republican Lt. Governor Jon Husted He too has focused on this issue, arguing that many Haitian immigrants in X have failed to assimilate, leading to high medical costs and an increase in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
“It doesn't have to be this way. This is the Biden Administration's choice,” Husted wrote.
Republican Governor Mike DeWine He also expressed frustration: “The federal government has no plan to provide assistance to flood-affected areas and there is no indication that one will be announced in the near future,” he said Tuesday.
Republicans in state government agree that the large wave of migrants into the state is a problem, but they also repeatedly insisted that immigration in general is not the problem.
“Many local residents expressed sympathy for the Haitian refugees and explained that they understood that Haiti is a terrible place to live right now and why they would want to come to the United States,” Husted argued. “But it was also clear that they had little recourse from local authorities and residents and were in desperate need of help.”
“The problem isn't immigration per se; it's too many immigrants in a short amount of time,” Yost argued.
Governor DeWine also said he is not opposed to the Temporary Protected Status program. Associated Press While the governor is reportedly calling on the federal government for more assistance, he is also allocating $2.5 million over the next two years to bolster county health departments and other private medical clinics.
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